Karel Purkyně
Jan Vilímek
Karel Purkyně (15 March 1834,
realism
in Czech art in the second half of the 19th century.
Biography
He was the son of the physiologist and anatomist
Old Masters and encountered the work of contemporary French artists. He was particularly struck by the works of Gustave Courbet
.
Upon returning to Prague, Purkyně became known primarily as a portraitist, though a handful of works in other genres are known. He also made a name for himself as an organizer of artistic events and as an art critic.
Sources
- Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, ed. 19th-Century Art in Bohemia: (1790–1910) - Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. Prague; National Gallery in Prague, 2009.
Further reading
- František Xaver Jiřík, Karel Purkyně: An Account of the Life and Work of the Artist, with Reproductions and Portraits, J. Štenc, 1925
- Vladimír Novotný, Karel Purkyně, Volume 7 of "Origins", Melantrich 1936
- Jana Krofty, Karel Purkyně, Melantrich, 1942
- Vojtěch Volavka, Karel Purkyně (exhibition catalog), Malá galerie 1962
- Olga Macková, Karel Purkyně 1834-1868: Souborná výstava díla (a comprehensive exhibition), Národní galerie, 1962
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karel Purkyně.
- Karel Purkyně @ abART
- "Karel Purkyně: Podobizna kováře Jecha" (Portrait of a Blacksmith) a video from Česká televize
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