Antonín Slavíček (16.5.1870 - 1.2.1910)

Type:	artist
Description:	Slavíček was born in Prague on 16.5.1870. After a short stay in Munich he entered the Prague Academy of J. Mařak in 1887. He became a respected leader of the artists of the 1890's (he headed Mařak's school in the years 1894 – 1900) and an original representative of Czech Impressionism. Slavíček’s work was grounded in the temperamental realism of Mařak’s school and was also inspired by the work of A. Chittussi. He reached a distinct level of painting development in 1898 when he began to use a method of coloured smudges that elicited the impression of motion and whirling. He diverted from this technique in 1902. In the spring of 1907 he travelled to Nuremburg, Strasbourg, Paris, and Breton; he returned through Brussels to Bohemia, where he created the majority of his works. In these years he also began to consider permanent relocation to Kameničky, where Slavíček subsequently forged a close relationship with the people and the region. In 1909 he suffered a stroke and became paralyzed; after months of despair he ended his own life on 1.2.1910 in Prague.
More information available at Wikipedia	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton%C3%ADn_Slav%C3%AD%C4%8Dek
Related tourist points of interest:	Regional Art Gallery in Liberec [1] Galerie Antonína Slavíčka [2]

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