Art Institute of Chicago, AIC
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1882 Osik, Czechoslovakia - 1954. Known for: Idealized female figure sculpture, medallic art.
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Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. He spent five years in the United... Read full biography
Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. He spent five years in the United States and returned to Europe (1905), studying in Berlin; at the Royal Academy, Munich; and at the... Read full biography
Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. He spent five years in the United States and returned to Europe (1905), studying in Berlin; at the Royal Academy, Munich; and at the Academie Julian, Paris. He returned to Chicago in 1909 and opened a studio, and four years later he moved to New York City. He usually worked in bronze, often experimenting with this media, trying new... Read full biography
Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. He spent five years in the United States and returned to Europe (1905), studying in Berlin; at the Royal Academy, Munich; and at the Academie Julian, Paris. He returned to Chicago in 1909 and opened a studio, and four years later he moved to New York City. He usually worked in bronze, often experimenting with this media, trying new patinas and textures. He often depicted idealized female nudes, often dancers, and eventually married one. He worked in the classical tradition. He visited Cuba twice, in 1917 and 1925. Korbel was an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design,... Read full biography
Sculptor, Mario Joseph Korbel was born in Czechoslovakia (1882) and at age 18, came to the United States (1900), where he eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois. He spent five years in the United States and returned to Europe (1905), studying in Berlin; at the Royal Academy, Munich; and at the Academie Julian, Paris. He returned to Chicago in 1909 and opened a studio, and four years later he moved to New York City. He usually worked in bronze, often experimenting with this media, trying new patinas and textures. He often depicted idealized female nudes, often dancers, and eventually married one. He worked in the classical tradition. He visited Cuba twice, in 1917 and 1925. Korbel was an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design, 1937; and full member of the Nation Academy of Design, 1944. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art... Read full biography
Mario Korbel - Artist Info
About Mario Korbel: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsMetropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York City, NY 10028The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106-1797The Columbus Museum (COMU)
1251 Wynnton Road
Columbus, GA 31906Vatican Museum
The Vatican
Rome, ItalyWhitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014Woolaroc Museum
The Frank Phillips Foundation Inc.
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road
Bartlesville, OK 74003