Al Pellegrino Cattolico is an Authorized Dealer of

Sculptures in Wood
"Nativity"
made in Italy

The artist Walter Bacher

Born on September 19th, 1908 in Vahrn near Brixen (South Tyrol), he apprenticed the well-known sculptor Dejaco in Brixen, to whom - he said - he owed much of his professional knowledge.

In 1931, he moved to Munich and attend two years of art of school and four additional years at the Academy of Art. In 1937 he returned to Brixen and worked as an independent sculptor.

Called up during World War II, he was taken prisoner by the Russian in 1943 an after five long years in a Prisoner of War Camp in Tula could return home. On December 9, 1950 he married his former master's daughter, Luise Dejaco and settled in Innsbruck where he lived for the following ten years.

He died on November 24th, 1960 of a persistent illness contracted during his captivity. Most of his works were created during these last years.

His creations, mainly religious motifs expressing his deep faith, can now be found in churches, museums and private collections all around the world. Especially of mention are his Madonna with Child, putti, madonnas, crucifixes and his creche set. One of his framed works of art is the popular Bacher Nativity scene, reproduced and distributed exclusively throughout the world by the ANRI company.

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