Adolf Kašpar

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Adolf Kašpar
Memorial plaque in Prague ( Kampa )

Adolf Kašpar (born December 27, 1877 in Bludov , Moravia , † June 29, 1934 in Železná Ruda ) was a Czech painter and illustrator.

Life

Adolf Kašpar, son of a general store, studied at the Prague Academy under Maxmilián Pirner . His sponsor was the Czech artist Hanuš Schwaiger , an illustrator of children's books.

His villa in Rusava is a listed building. There is an Adolf Kašpar memorial in Loštice .

Works

Illustration from the Babička

Kašpar was an excellent draftsman who perfected his suggestions by gathering information in Czech literature. He became famous through illustrations in the book Babička by the Czech writer Božena Němcová . His illustrations can also be found in works by Alois Jirásek , Jan Neruda , Karel Václav Rais and František Ladislav Čelakovský . He also worked as a graphic artist, creating watercolors and pictures from his region of origin.

literature

  • Kašpar Adolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 253.
  • Josef Vaclav Scheybal : Adolf Kašpar, Život a dílo . Prague 1957.
  • Eva Ryšavá: Alois Jirásek and Adolf Kašpar . (Význam ilustrace pro historickou prózu).
  • Filip Zdeněk: Čtvrtečníci. O Kroužku přátel profesora Jana Voborníka a malíře Adolfa Kašpara.
  • Alena Turková: Ke 120. výročí narození malíře a ilustrátora Adolfa Kašpara.

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personal data
SURNAME Kašpar, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech painter and illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Blauda
DATE OF DEATH June 29, 1934
Place of death Eisenstein market