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Czech painter (1900–1970)
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Jan Slavíček
Jan Slavíček (1933)
Born(1900-01-22)22 January 1900
Prague, Czech Republic
Died5 April 1970(1970-04-05) (aged 70)
Prague, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech

Jan Slavíček (22 January 1900 – 5 April 1970) was a Czech painter, son of painter Antonín Slavíček (1870–1910), brother of director and editor Jiří Slavíček and the successor of the Slavíček family.

Life

He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague under Jan Preisler, Vratislav Nehleba, Max Švabinský and Otakar Nejedlý (1916–1925).

He was a member of SVU Mánes starting in 1922 and has undertaken a number of study trips to France (including Corsica), Italy, Spain, England, Greece, the USSR and Yugoslavia.

From 1937 to 1970 he lived in the rear wing of the Hrzánský Palace in Hradčany, painting the views of Prague from his studio window.

Awards

  • 1953 Klement Gottwald State Prize laureate
  • 1967 National Artist

Slavíček had been known for his still life and landscape painting including many painting of views in Prague. He dealt with the impulses of French fauvism in his early years, but soon found his own painting expression, based on sensual realism. Many landscapes use the Orlické Mountains.

References

  1. "Zemřel národní umělec Jan Slavíček". Rudé právo. 1970-04-06.
  2. Matriční záznam o narození a křtu farnost při kostele sv.Antonína v pražských Holešovicích
  3. The Central European Observer. "Orbis" Publishing Company. 1947.

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