Alfons (Alphons) Schilling

painter (1934-2013)
Person human Q680288

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 20, 1934
Date of death
June 19, 2013
Place of birth
Basel
Place of death
Vienna
Country of citizenship
Switzerland, Austria[10][11]
Field of work
performance art[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[23]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Schilling[18]
Given name
Alfons[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Medical condition
Parkinson's disease[21]
Movement
Spin art[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alfons (Alphons) Schilling ar ألفونس شيلينغ cs Alfons Schilling
🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
27872488
Library of Congress authority ID
n88081379
GND ID
119024330
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alfons Schilling 1961.tif ↗
AbART person ID
68047
Artnet artist ID
alfons-schilling
Artsy artist ID
alfons-schilling
AskArt person ID
11068402
Awards & Winners artist ID
04jd_73
Benezit ID
B00163206
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
125707220
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CONOR.SI ID
166922339
DDB person (GND) ID
119024330
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119024330
Europeana entity
agent/base/109840
FAST ID
236100
FotoCH photographer ID
32059
Freebase ID
/m/04jd_73
Guggenheim fellows ID
alfons-j-schilling
IdRef ID
149232691
Le Delarge artist ID
19540_artiste_SCHILLING_Alfons
MutualArt artist ID
2844C55B56B8130B
NL CR AUT ID
pna2012693347
National Library of Latvia ID
000117897
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
280718
RKDartists ID
127686
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
169008
SIK-ISEA person ID
4001490
SIKART person ID
4001490
SNAC ARK ID
w664471x
Sixpackfilmdata person ID
7733
Tabakalera ID
61879
Union List of Artist Names ID
500336473
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
59546
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr7Wf9J3dHHRbydJC3JDq
ZKM person ID
alfons-schilling

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Occupation 5
Country of citizenship 2
Award received 1
Cause of death 1
Family name 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Has works in the collection 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Manner of death 1
Medical condition 1
Movement 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Born in Basel[1], he… he was born on May 20, 1934[2]. He died in Vienna[3]. He died on June 19, 2013[4]. He worked as a painter[5], photographer[6], draftsperson[7], performance artist[8], and visual artist[9].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts[13], an art prize[24], in Austria[25], founded in 1947[26] and Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[27], in United States[28], founded in 1925[29].

FAQs

Where was Alfons (Alphons) Schilling born?

Alfons (Alphons) Schilling's place of birth was Basel[1].

Where did Alfons (Alphons) Schilling die?

Alfons (Alphons) Schilling died in Vienna[3].

What did Alfons (Alphons) Schilling do for work?

Alfons (Alphons) Schilling worked as painter[5], photographer[6], draftsperson[7], performance artist[8], and visual artist[9].

What awards did Alfons (Alphons) Schilling receive?

Honors received include City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts[13] and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has works in the collection: Groninger Museum, groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  2. 11w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FotoCH photographer ID → 32059
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ FotoCH photographer ID: 32059, fotoCH ID numbersꓹ based on GND match ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/9f034a87f86|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sixpackfilmdata person ID → 7733
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Sixpackfilmdata person ID: 7733, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/198744684|Alfons Schilling (#198744684)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7025|sixpackfilm"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Alfons
    Artist files at → Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library
    Citizenship → —
    Aliases → —
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ CANTIC ID: 981061089259806706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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