Josef Thorak

Josef Thorak (7 February 1889, Salzburg, Austria ; 26 February 1952, Hartmannsberg, Bavaria) was an Austrian-German sculptor.

In 1922 Thorak's reputation increased when he created Der sterbende Krieger, a statue in memory to the dead of World War I of Stolpmünde.

Thorak and Breker were multi-talented, working in stone and metal with themes varying from the heroic to nudes, while Klimsch did mainly nudes

Athine

Athrodite

Because of his preference for muscular neo-classical nude sculpture, Thorak was known among some as "Professor Thorax". Some expressionist influences can be noticed in his neoclassical style.