Friedrich Feigl - Artist Info

About Friedrich Feigl

Name variants

Bedrich Feigl, Fredrik Figel
  • Biography

    Friedrich Feigl (1884-1965)

    He was born on March 6, 1884 in Dušní Street at the border between the Old Town and the Jewish Quarter of Prague. His parents were Josef Feigl (1846-1905) and Julie (neé Busch) (1849-1929). He spent the whole of his childhood in his home town and often returned there until the Second World War. His educated father brought up his children in a cultured atmosphere - Friedrich became a painter, his younger brother Ernst (1887-1957) a poet, and his youngest brother Hugo (1889-1961) a gallery owner.

    Friedrich Feigl attended the Prague Academy of Art in 1904-05 with Prof. Bukovanec and Roubalík, but was expelled in the spring of 1905 for protesting against the school's traditional...

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