Grand Austrian State Prize

The Grand Austrian State Prize is the highest award, which is awarded by the Republic of Austria once a year to an artist for outstanding achievements. Prerequisite is the Austrian citizenship or permanent residence in Austria. It was created in 1950 by the then Minister of Education Felix Hurdes. In addition to the Grand State Prize discussed here are available in the Republic of Austria, numerous other national awards.

The Grand Austrian State Prize will be awarded to the proposal of the Austrian Art Senate without fixed rotational basis within the fields of architecture, visual arts, literature and music for an artistic life's work. Since 1971 the prize, which was awarded in several categories previously awarded only to a single person per year. Since 2003, he is endowed with 30,000 euros.

Large national award 1934-1937

Prize winners from 1950

Architecture

Fine Arts

Josef Hoffmann Clemens Holzmeister Roland Rainer Josef Frank (architect) Gustav Peichl Karl Schwanzer Hans Hollein Wilhelm Holzbauer Heinz Tesar Alfred Kubin Oskar Kokoschka Fritz Wotruba Karl Sterrer Max Weiler (artist) Hans Fronius Joannis Avramidis Arnulf Rainer Bruno Gironcoli Christian Attersee Hermann Nitsch Karl Prantl (sculptor) Erwin Wurm Felix Braun Franz Karl Ginzkey Carl Zuckmayer Alexander Lernet-Holenia Johannes Urzidil Elias Canetti Ingeborg Bachmann Christine Busta Christine Lavant Friedrich Heer Ernst Jandl Peter Handke Wolfgang Bauer (writer) Ilse Aichinger Andreas Okopenko Gert Jonke Josef Winkler (writer) Peter Waterhouse (writer) Joseph Marx Egon Kornauth Johann Nepomuk David Hans Erich Apostel Theodor Berger Alfred Uhl Egon Wellesz Ernst Krenek Gottfried von Einem Anton Heiller Marcel Rubin Cesar Bresgen Kurt Schwertsik Georg Friedrich Haas Olga Neuwirth

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