Helen Zelezny-Scholz
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| Born |
Helena Scholzová 16 August 1882 Chropyně, Moravia - now - Czech Republic |
| Died | 18 February 1974 (aged 91) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Education | Vienna, Dresden, Berlin, Brussels and Florence |
| Known for | Sculpture, Drawing, Ceramics |
| Notable work | see below |
Helen Zelezny, also known in Europe as Helene Zelezny-Scholz, Helen Scholz or Helene Scholzová-Železná (16 August 1882 – 18 February 1974), was a Czech born sculptor and architectural sculptor. She was an influential figure in the sculpture of north Moravia and Silesia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Zelezny created sculpted portraits, including portraits of members of the Habsburg family, Count Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Lady Sybil Grahamová, Benito Mussolini, and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1932) with whom she had a close relationship. Zelezny is also known as an Italian sculptor as she lived and worked for many years in Rome.
Zelezny was born in Chropyně, in the Czech Republic, and raised in the village of Třebovice, which is now part of the city of Ostrava in Austrian Silesia. Her mother was the German writer and poet the countess, Maria Stona and her grand father was the industrial manager and entrepreneur . Zelezny spent her childhood at the family château owned by her mother. Stona frequently received intellectual and creative personalities from all over Europe. Zelezny became multilingual, speaking English, Italian, French, and German.
Zelezny studied drawing in Vienna and Dresden. She studied sculpture in Berlin under Fritz Heinemann, and in Brussels for four years where her teacher was Charles van der Stappen. In 1912, in Ostrava, Zelezny curated an exhibition of van der Stappen's works. After a year of study in Paris, Zelezny moved to Florence, Italy. From 1909 to 1913, Zelezny studied with the Swiss artist Augusto Giacometti and travelled with him to Switzerland. Zelezny was also in regular contact with artists such as Hans Kestranek, Edward Gordon Craig and Julius Rolshoven.
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