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Franz West

1947 - 2012

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Franz West (16 February 1947 – 25 July 2012) was an Austrian artist. He is best known for his unconventional objects and sculptures, installations and furniture work which often require an involvement of the audience. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz West has received more than 102,339 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Franz West is the 218th most popular sculptor (down from 191st in 2019), the 918th most popular biography from Austria (down from 804th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Austrian Sculptor.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Franz West ranks 218 out of 258. Before him are Jens Galschiøt, Edmonia Lewis, Josef Václav Myslbek, Lola Mora, Yervand Kochar, and Duane Hanson. After him are Imre Varga, Giuseppe Prinzi, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Alfred Hrdlicka, El Anatsui, and János Fadrusz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Franz West ranks 554. Before him are Bob Evans, Yuri Semin, Flavio Bucci, Alberto Bigon, Aram I, and Jane Curtin. After him are Þorsteinn Pálsson, Giuseppe Savoldi, Hubert Védrine, Joe Manchin, Elena Solovey, and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri. Among people deceased in 2012, Franz West ranks 315. Before him are Elza Ibrahimova, Arkady Vorobyov, Malcolm Browne, Antonio Cubillo, Rino Ferrario, and Gu Chaohao. After him are Gunnar Sønsteby, Roberto Mieres, Richard Dawson, Lennart Samuelsson, Mark Midler, and Bob Welch.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz West ranks 918 out of 1,424. Before him are Eva Rueber-Staier (1951), Walter Rudin (1921), Josef Smistik (1905), Adolf Kainz (1903), Anton Walbrook (1896), and Kurt Oppelt (1932). After him are Herwig Wolfram (1934), Ruth Klüger (1931), Norbert Hofer (1971), Felix Kaspar (1915), Eva Janko (1945), and Eric Wolf (1923).

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Among SCULPTORS In Austria

Among sculptors born in Austria, Franz West ranks 9. Before him are Antun Augustinčić (1900), Magda Frank (1914), Valie Export (1940), Matthias Braun (1684), Fritz Wotruba (1907), and Erwin Wurm (1954). After him are Alfred Hrdlicka (1928), and Hellmuth Marx (1915).

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