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Feb 08, 1879 Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia Died on 14 Feb 1940 (aged 61)
Hungarian sculptor
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About Alojz Rigele
- Alojz Rigele (8 February 1879 – 14 February 1940) was a Slovak sculptor and painter.
- He spent most of his life working in today's Bratislava, where numerous examples of his statues survive to this day.
- Rigele was considered to be among the leading sculptors in Slovakia before World War I.
- His specialty was sculpture, especially portrait. Together with Robert Kühmayer, Jozef Arpád Murmann and Alojz Stróbl, Alojz Rigele was part of a group of famous artists that influenced the art and architecture of the city of Bratislava.
- This older generation of sculptors born before the 1900s often represented historical and social themes.
- Rigele was an active member of the Pressburger Kunstverein group and the Bratislava Beautification Association.
- The Alchymist from approximately 1920 is considered to be among Rigele's finest sculptures.
