Franc Berneker Explained

Franc Berneker (October 4, 1874 – May 16, 1932)^[1] was a 19th- and early-20th-century Slovene tomb sculptor, who had a strong impact on Slovenj Gradec^[2] gaining recognition for his work in bronze, marble and monuments.^[3] His art focus went from realism^[4] to modernism^[5] to psychology, drama and an exploration of the relationship between worked and unworked, smooth and rough.^[6] He studied with Edmund von Hellmer at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts^[7] and Ivan Zajec on monuments of national heroes^{[8] [9]} His art work is displayed at the Resau Art Nouveau Network.^[10]

List of sculptures

Below is a list of some of Berneker's sculptures:

1. A Girl
2. Gradišče, Slovenj Gradec^[11]
3. The Drowned Couple
4. Oton Župančič
5. Drama
6. Victims
7. Zdenka Vidic and Mira Ban
8. Female Head
9. Wrestlers
10. Monument commemorating Trubar^[12]
11. Model for Turner's Tomb
12. Model for a Monument for Adamič and Lunder.^[13]

Exhibitions

Berneker's work has been shown around the world in museums including:

1. Belgrade (1912)
2. Bled (1911)
3. Celje (1940)^[14]
4. Ljubljana (1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1938, 1940)^[15]
5. London (1906)
6. Slovenj Gradec (1984, 2001)
7. Trieste (1907)^[16]
8. Vienna (1904, 2003).^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cherie's Place » Banka Slovenije. April 29, 2021.
2. Web site: zlatartisnikar. April 29, 2021. www2.arnes.si.
3. Web site: Fran Berneker. April 29, 2021. www2.arnes.si.
4. Book: Slovene Impressionists and their Time 1890–1920, guide to the exhibition. 2012. Narodna galerija. 978-961-6743-32-7. en.
5. Web site: Berneker, Franc (1874–1932) - Slovenska biografija. April 29, 2021. www.slovenska-biografija.si.
6. Web site: National Gallery of Slovenia. April 29, 2021. www.ng-slo.si.
7. Web site: "Moči pešajo, ker upa skoro ni več, ta umetnost, kaj je umetnost?" – Beda in trpljenje kiparja Franca Bernekerja Revija Studia Historica Slovenica. April 29, 2021. shs.zgodovinsko-drustvo-kovacic.si.
8. Book: Kahn, Robert. Peoples of the Eastern Habsburg Lands, 1526–1918 (A History of East Central Europe (HECE)). University of Washington Press. 1984. 9780295960951. USA.
9. Book: Kann. Robert A.. Peoples of the Eastern Habsburg Lands, 1526-1918. David. Zdenek. May 1, 2017. University of Washington Press. 978-0-295-80683-9. en.
10. Web site: Ljubljana - Réseau Art Nouveau Network. April 29, 2021. artnouveau-net.eu. August 26, 2019 . en-US.
11. Web site: National Gallery of Slovenia. April 29, 2021. www.ng-slo.si.
12. Globočnik . Damijan . Trubarjev spomenik v Ljubljani . Trubar's monument in Ljubljana . Zgodovinski časopis . December 8, 2020 . 74 . 3–4 . 388–424 . sl .
13. Web site: National Gallery of Slovenia. April 29, 2021. www.ng-slo.si.
14. Web site: EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS. April 29, 2021. en-US.
15. Book: Slovene Impressionists and their Time 1890–1920, guide to the exhibition. 2012. Narodna galerija. 978-961-6743-32-7. en.
16. Web site: National Gallery of Slovenia. April 29, 2021. www.ng-slo.si.
17. Web site: Berneker Franc. April 29, 2021. www.rav.sik.si.