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1887 Slavkovice, Czech Republic - 1953 Prague, Czech Republic. Known for: Painting.
Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings.... Read full biography
Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went... Read full biography
Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went to Prague for work. He passed after four years at the Academy, where he graduated under Hanus Schwaiger. There he became acquainted with many colleagues, many notable figures such as Otto Gutfreund,... Read full biography
Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went to Prague for work. He passed after four years at the Academy, where he graduated under Hanus Schwaiger. There he became acquainted with many colleagues, many notable figures such as Otto Gutfreund, Jan Štursa, Rudolf Kremlicka, Josef Capek, and many others. He, however, to any creative group entered. Aside from being a noted landscape painter of his native Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, he was also famous for painting church interiors which brought... Read full biography
Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went to Prague for work. He passed after four years at the Academy, where he graduated under Hanus Schwaiger. There he became acquainted with many colleagues, many notable figures such as Otto Gutfreund, Jan Štursa, Rudolf Kremlicka, Josef Capek, and many others. He, however, to any creative group entered. Aside from being a noted landscape painter of his native Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, he was also famous for painting church interiors which brought him major success. His early painting of St Vitus Cathedral for instance was widely accla... Read full biography
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Oldrich Blažícek (5 January 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Mesto na Morave – 3 May 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings. He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went to Prague for work.He passed after four years at the Academy, where he graduated under Hanus Schwaiger. There he became acquainted with many colleagues, many notable figures such as Otto Gutfreund, Jan Štursa, Rudolf Kremlicka, Josef Capek, and many others. He, however, to any creative group entered.Aside from being a noted landscape painter of his native Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, he...But wait, there's more...
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