Bohumil Kafka
Bohumil Kafka | |
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Austro-Hungarian Empire | |
| Died | 24 November 1942 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Alma mater | Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague |
| Occupation(s) | sculptor and pedagogue |
Bohumil Kafka (14 February 1878 in
pedagogue
.
He studied in
Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an Expressive symbolist style, was a noted animalier as well as being known for his decorative sculpture. He was considered a predecessor to the Art Nouveau style and was highly influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin
.
Work
- Decoration of the National House in Prostějov and the Vojáček family monument in front of it, 1905-1907
- Orpheus, bronze, 1922 (exhibited at Kozel Castle)
- The Kiss, bronze, 1919
- Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, bronze, 1918-1924, Havlíčkův Brod
- Awakening, marble, 1925-26
- Statue of Josef Mánes in front of the Mánes Bridge, bronze
- Statue of Jan Žižka at the National Monument at Vítkov
- Statue of General M. R. Štefánik in Bratislava (original destroyed in 1940, rebuilt after 1990; one-third scale copy stands in front of Štefánik's Observatory)
- Somnambula, bronze (National Gallery in Prague)
- Bust of Tomáš Masaryk, bronze, 1925, (National Museum)
- Bust of JUDr. Karel Kramář, bronze, plaster model (National Museum)
- Bust of František Xaver Jerie, bronze (Jilemnice Town Hall)
Gallery
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Mummy -
Orpheus -
Ruin of Life -
Crouching Woman -
Equestrian statue of Jan Žižka on Vítkov Hill in Prague -
Statue of Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the Prague Observatory -
Statue of Josef Mánes -
Vojáček family monument in front of the National House in Prostějov -
Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský in Havlíčkův Brod
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References
- Mackay, James, The Dictionary of Sculptors in Bronze, Antique Collectors Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk 1977
- Matějček, Antonín and Zdeněk Wirth, Modern and Contemporary Czech Art, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. London, 1924
- Pavitt, Jane, Prague; The Buildings of Europe, Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2000
External links
- Art Facts[permanent dead link] - brief biography
- Radio Prague - extensive biography (in Czech)
- Index of Links for Artwork and Biographies
- More Information Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
- Bohumil Kafka:Jan Zizka monument
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