Josef Schagerl

Josef Schagerl (25 August 1923 – 12 December 2022) was an Austrian sculptor.

Biography Schagerl was the son of and his wife, Rosa. After completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter from 1938 to 1941, he worked in his father's studio. That year, he was drafted into military service and returned in 1946. He then attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where he graduated with a degree in sculpture in 1952. From 1951 to 1964, he worked on restoration of historical sights in Vienna, including the design of a tombstone for Gustav Klimt in 1962. As a freelance artist, he contributed to multiple percent for art projects.

Schagerl died on 12 December 2022, at the age of 99.

Exhibitions Josef Schagerl – Poesie der Geometrie (Lower Austria Museum, 2013)

Publications Das Werk des Bildhauers Josef Schagerl (1994) Das Werk von Josef Schagerl (2004)