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Weyr, Rudolf
© Copyright Rudolf Weyr, lithograph by A. Dauthage, 1882 Weyr, Rudolf, b. Vienna, March 22, 1847, d. Vienna, Oct. 30, 1914, sculptor; uncle of Siegfried Weyr. Studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts; worked at the studio of J. Cesar; contributed to the sculptural ornamentation of the Museums of Arts and Natural Sciences and the Hermesvilla in Vienna; numerous statues, e.g. H. Canon (1905) and J. Brahms (1908) in Vienna. Together with V. Tilgner is regarded as one of the most outstanding Neo-Baroque sculptors. Literature: M. Pötzl-Malikova, Die Plastik der Ringstraße. Künstlerische Entwicklung 1890-1918, 1976; W. Krause, Die Plastik der Wr. Ringstraße. Von der Spätromantik bis zur Wende um 1900, 1980.
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