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Mikulas Medek BIOGRAPHY
1926 - 1974. Known for: Painting.
Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002. Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:. Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He... Read full biography
Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002. Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:. Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He most likely inherited his talent from his grandfather Antonin Slavicek, a well-known Czech... Read full biography
Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002. Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:. Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He most likely inherited his talent from his grandfather Antonin Slavicek, a well-known Czech impressionist and landscape-painter at the turn of the 20th century. But what he also inherited from him was his volatile spirit and temperament. However, that was only one of his famous predecessors.... Read full biography
Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002. Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:. Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He most likely inherited his talent from his grandfather Antonin Slavicek, a well-known Czech impressionist and landscape-painter at the turn of the 20th century. But what he also inherited from him was his volatile spirit and temperament. However, that was only one of his famous predecessors. Mikulas's father was a general in the Czechoslovak armed forces and a senior officer of the Czechoslovak Legions, which during WWI fought first against Germany and later against bolshevik Russia. This fact marked both boys' lives. When Rudolf Medek died at... Read full biography
Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002. Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:. Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He most likely inherited his talent from his grandfather Antonin Slavicek, a well-known Czech impressionist and landscape-painter at the turn of the 20th century. But what he also inherited from him was his volatile spirit and temperament. However, that was only one of his famous predecessors. Mikulas's father was a general in the Czechoslovak armed forces and a senior officer of the Czechoslovak Legions, which during WWI fought first against Germany and later against bolshevik Russia. This fact marked both boys' lives. When Rudolf Medek died at the beginning of WWII, his whole work - as he wrote many books on politics - was immediately banned by... Read full biography
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Mikulas Medek, Radio Praha, October 30, 2002
Excerpts from the article by Alena Škodová based on the interview with the artist's brother Ivan Medek:
Mikulas started painting as a very young boy. He most likely inherited his talent from his grandfather Antonin Slavicek, a well-known Czech impressionist and landscape-painter at the turn of the 20th century. But what he also inherited from him was his volatile spirit and temperament. However, that was only one of his famous predecessors. Mikulas's father was a general in the Czechoslovak armed forces and a senior officer of the Czechoslovak Legions, which during WWI fought first against Germany and later against bolshevik Russia. This fact marked bot...But wait, there's more...
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