Adolf Kosárek
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Viktor Barvitius portrays Adolf Kosárek
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Peasant Wedding (1858), National Gallery, Prague .
Adolf Kosárek (born January 6, 1830 in Herálec , Bohemia , † October 30, 1859 in Prague ) was a Bohemian painter .
Life
He appeared particularly as a landscape painter . Kosárek was influenced by the landscape painting of the late romantic period . He died at the age of 30. Many of his works are exhibited in the National Gallery of Prague (Národní Gallery) in Prague.
Well-known works (excerpt)
- Bohemian Landscape , around 1885
- Autumn landscape , around 1858/1859
- Landscape with a carriage covered with a white tarpaulin , around 1859
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kosarek, Adolph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1865, p. 1 ( digital copy ).
- Rudolf Müller: Kosarek, Adolf . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, pp. 737-739.
- Wacha: Kosárek Adolf. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 140.
Web links
Commons : Adolf Kosárek - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Adolf Kosárek in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kosárek, Adolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1830 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herálec , Moravia , today: Deutschbrod district , Kraj Vysočina |
DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 1859 |
Place of death | Prague |