Artist: Franz Ignaz Gunther (1725 - 1775)
Nationality: German
Movement: Rococo
Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Ignaz Gunther first studied at the Vienna Academy before moving to Munich in 1754. He prospered as a woodcarver, producing work that combined Rococo style with spirituality. From 1759 to 1762, he furnished the entire church at Rott-am-Inn, which stands as his greatest achievement.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Franz Ignaz Gunther - Kneeling Angel c. 1760 gessoed and painted Cleveland Museum of Art German
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Franz Ignaz Gunther - Madonna of the Immaculate Conception c. 1770 painted and gilded w Cleveland Museum of Art German
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Ignaz Bergmann [Priest standing in a pulpit speaking to people] 1825
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Venus and her Chariot, Ignaz Unterberger (Italy, Cavalese, 1742-07-24 - 1797-12-04)  (Artist), circa 1795, Mezzotint
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Georg Baselitz - Mann im Mond- Franz Pforr (Man in the Moon - Franz Pforr) 1965 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art German
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Matthaus Gunther - Diana and Acteon n.d. pen and brown ink on Liechtenstein Museum German
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Franz Stober Franz Napoleon, Herzog von Reichstadt 18th - 19th century
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Genius, vol. 1, no. 1-2 (1919), Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1919, Printed material with three woodcuts, two lithographs and one etching on wove paper
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Genius, vol. 1, no. 1-2 (1919), Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1919, Printed material with three woodcuts, two lithographs and one etching on wove paper
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Genius, vol. 1, no. 1-2 (1919), Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1919, Printed material with three woodcuts, two lithographs and one etching on wove paper
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Genius, vol. 1, no. 1-2 (1919), Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1919, Printed material with three woodcuts, two lithographs and one etching on wove paper
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Genius, vol. 1, no. 1-2 (1919), Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1919, Printed material with three woodcuts, two lithographs and one etching on wove paper
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Franz Marc, Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , circa 1936, Printed material
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Aaron Siskind - Lima 89 (Homage to Franz Kline) 1975 gelatin silver print Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Franz Marc Eidechsen (Lizards) Woodcut 1912
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Franz Marc: Gedächtnis-Ausstellung: Gemälde und Aquarelle/Holzschnitte, Franz Marc (Germany, Munich, 1880 - 1916) , 1916, Printed material and one woodcut on wove paper
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Franz Marc Versˆhnung (Reconciliation) Woodcut 1912
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Franz Marc Schlafende Hirtin (Sleeping Shepherdess) Woodcut 1912
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Portrait de Franz von Seitz en costume oriental (1876) by HANFSTAENGL Franz
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Franz Marc Schlafende Hirtin (Sleeping Shepherdess) Woodcut 1912
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Franz Marc Schˆpfungsgeschichte I (Tiere)I (Creation Story I Animals) Woodcut 1914
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Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Arnold Franz Imitator of Hans Holbein the Younger
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Franz Der Konigsbergische Creis 1793
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Portrait de Franz Lang, de profil à gauche (4e quart 17e siècle ; 18e siècle) by KOBELL Wilhelm von
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The Sower, Franz Keller (Germany, Linz, 1821 - 1896)  (Artist), Engraving
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Franz Marc "Pferde (horses)" from the book Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) (Munich: R. Piper Co., 1912) Watercolor 1912
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Franz T. Simon Windy Day on Seashore Etching 1909
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Franz Geritz Butte Mt. woodcut 1924
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Franz Geritz The Magyar etching 1924
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Franz Skarbina Droschke im Regen (Cab in the Rain) Lithograph 1896
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Franz Skarbina Rainy Night Lithograph 1896
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Franz Edmund Weirotter L'EstÈ 18th century
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Franz Edmund Weirotter L'Automne 18th century
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Franz Edmund Weirotter Le Printemps 18th century
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Franz Kline Two Seated Women black ink and pastel circa mid 20th century
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Franz T. Simon Leaving Church 19th - 20th century
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Franz Ludwig Catel The Small Crater of Mt. Vesuvius watercolor 1834
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Franz Schwarz Studie K.K. Kunsthochschule Historisches Museum drawing: graphite and ink 1910
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Untitled, Franz Stoeffhase  (Artist), 1920, Lithograph on wove paper
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Franz Geritz Mt. San Jacinto Color woodcut 1927
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Franz Geritz Mt. Whitney block print 1927
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Head of a Boy, Franz Xaver Jungwirth (Germany, Munich, 1720 - 1790) , Etching
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Boy Reading, Franz Xaver Jungwirth (Germany, Munich, 1720 - 1790) , Etching
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Vredaparis (Frieda Paris) Homage to Franz Kafka Collagraph 1961
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Franz Grundrifs des Manoevre Platzes bei Potsdam... 1804
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Franz von Stuck Die Sinnlichkeit (Sensuality) etching 1898
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William Cummens Tall Case Clock mahogany , brass and finials, paint circa 1800
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Franz Edmund Weirotter A Cottage Etching 18th century
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Sophia of Poland Attributed to Franz Wolfgang Rohrich (German, 1787-1834)Oil on canvas; 30 1/4 x
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Anonymous Lion Attacking a Wild Boar (after Franz Snyders) lithograph 1822
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Franz Edmund Weirotter Landscape with Ruins red chalk 18th century
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Franz T. Simon Elephants in the Jungle Etching 19th - 20th century
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Franz T. Simon L'Estacade - Old Pile Bridge, Paris Etching 1909
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Woman and panther, Franz Breest , 1920, Lithograph on laid paper
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Untitled, Franz Roh (Germany, 1890 - 1965)  (Artist), late 1920s, Gelatin-silver print
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Karl August Schwerdgeburth Franz von Siekingen 18th - 19th century
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Wilhelm Arndt Karl Franz von Irwing 18th - 19th century
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Ecrit (1976) by ARTENJAK Franz
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Franz Brun Terpsichore engraving 16th century
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Franz Geritz Craters, Mono Lake linoleum cut 1927

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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Museo de Arte Moderno: Risking the Abstract: Mexican Internationalism and the Art of Gunther Gerzso
The works from the collection have been documented and discussed in the exhibition catalogue essay by Luis-Martin Lozano. In his essay entitled "Gerzso: His Formative and Learning Years," Mr. Lozano places the Ireland Collection in the context of...
Universal Concepts Unlimited: ROUNDERS
In addition to generating exhibitions, UCU will host panel discussions and lectures by leading artists, critics, historians, philosophers and scientists in both its Chelsea space and on the web. These adjunct activities will serve to illustrat...
Seattle Art Museum: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
The exhibition will focus on three broad categories of works made between the mid-1910s and the mid-1960s. First, the collection includes a large number of portraits, many of which depict the Gelmans themselves, attesting to the personal relations...
Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Mastering the Medium: Woodcuts
The l5th century Augsburg artist Gunther Zainer, was probably the first to use woodcut images in printed pages to replace the hand drawn and ...
Art Gallery of Ontario: Kathe Kollwitz: The Art of Compassion
In times of crisis, many seek solace and meaning in art. “Kollwitz’s art encourages reflection and pause,” stated Matthew Teitelbaum, AGO director and CEO. “It suggests that we reach into the sadness at the core of contemporary life and pull from ...
Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
Today, the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of twentieth-century Mexican art is widely regarded as the world’s most significant private holding of its kind. Dating from the 1910s to the 1990s, the 80-...
Phoenix Art Museum: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Twentieth-Century Mexican Art
Jacques believed that the collector was not the owner of the work but was instead its guardian, a simple link in the human chain which allows the work to survive the long odyssey from the studio to the museum.
- Pierre Schneider ...
National Endowment for the Arts: First Round of Grants for FY 2009
NEA Chairman Dana Gioia said, "I am delighted to announce the NEA's first round of grants for fiscal year 2009. We often hear from our grantees that the NEA's grant support has a catalytic effect, helping the organization to exponentially garner a...
Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea: Compostela: Lars Arrhenius, Gabriele Basilico, Roland Fischer, Gunther Forg, Ruben Ramos Balsa, Humberto Rivas, Lorna Simpson, Montserrat Soto, Beat Streuli, Peter Wüthrich
Lars Arrhenius, Gabriele Basilico, Roland Fischer, Günther Förg, Rubén Ramos Balsa, Humberto Rivas, Lorna Simpson, Montserrat Soto, Beat Streuli and Peter Wüthrich were invited by Miguel Fernández-Cid, Head of the CGAC and curator of...

Further Artwork and Information:

Franz Ignaz Gunther Online
Gunther, Franz Ignaz
Franz Ignaz Gunther (1602 - 1666) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Si-kremmel-04 - pafg22.htm - Erstellt mit Personal Ancestral File
Patricia Wengraf Ltd. Ignaz GÜNTHER: a pair of angels
Fr, F, All Artists in Charts-music.co.uk
Franz - Wikipedia
Untitled Document
Ortsregister Künstlerlexikon
Ignaz Günther

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