Description
Josef Elter was a priest and deeply rooted in the Christian faith. He understood his work in the broadest sense as a proclamation of God. Many of his sculptures reflect Christian symbols or messages of salvation.
Josef Elter (born 1926 in Kernei, Batschka, SRB) was pastor of Bad Traunstein from 1957 until his death in 1997. From 1959 - 62 he built the modern parish church of Bad Traunstein together with the local population. From 1967, he created sculptures in stone and wood, as well as woodcuts. At the center of his work was the search for a reduced form with great universal expression. His works can be viewed in the Josef Elter exhibition center (built in 1992), which he designed and built.
Guided tour by telephone arrangement.
Lower Austria Card valid.
