Heinrich Karl Scholz (16 October 1880 – 12 June 1937) was an Austrian sculptor and medalist.

Life and work

He initially studied porcelain processing and modeling at the Kunstgewerbeschulen in Haindorf and Reichenberg. He then studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with

Hans Bitterlich Hans Bitterlich (28 April 1860, Vienna - 5 August 1949, Vienna) was an Austrian sculptor. Life and work His father was the sculptor and history painter, Eduard Bitterlich. He studied with Edmund von Hellmer and Kaspar von Zumbusch, and was a ...

and

Edmund von Hellmer Edmund Ritter von Hellmer (12 November 1850, Vienna – 9 March 1935, Vienna), born Edmund Hellmer and ennobled in 1912, was an Austrian sculptor who worked in the styles of Historicism and Art Nouveau. Life Hellmer studied architecture at ...

. In 1908, the Academy awarded him its

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for excellence. Following graduation he was able to make an extensive study trip to Italy, France, Belgium and Germany.Ilse Krumpöck: ''Die Bildwerke im Heeresgeschichtlichen Museum.'', 2004, pg.151 During World War I, he was commissioned to plan and create thirty-four war cemeteries and memorials inin the vicinity of Tarnów and Gorlice. After the war, he worked as a freelance sculptor in Vienna. From there, he created several large sculptures for his home region. He also created numerous

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s and medals that were reproduced in porcelain and bronze for many years after his death. Many were signed with the name "Karl von Mildenau". From 1920 he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus, and served as its Vice-President. His work was part of the

art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics Art competitions were held as part of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes. The art exhibitio ...

. That same year, he was named a Professor. Some of his smaller works may be seen at the

Kunsthistorisches Museum The Kunsthistorisches Museum ( "Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria. Housed in its festive palatial building on the Vienna Ring Road, it is crowned with an octagonal do ...

and the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum. He appears as a character (the sculptor "Scholc") in ''

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'', a novel by Jaroslav Hašek.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scholz, Heinrich Karl 1880 births 1937 deaths 20th-century Austrian sculptors Austrian male sculptors Olympic competitors in art competitions People from Liberec District Austrian people of German Bohemian descent 20th-century Austrian male artists