Adolph Wiesner
Adolph Wiesner (born March 31, 1871 in Prague , † September 18, 1942 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp ) was a Jewish-Czech painter who significantly influenced the development of Czech art.
He belonged to the group of young artists who were members of the Mánes artists' association in the mid-1890s and who founded the independent journal of Czech modernism in 1896 entitled Volné směry ( Free directions ). Among other things, Wiesner also supported the Czech national movement at the time .
Life
Wiesner studied with Max Pirner in Prague , with Leon Pohle in Dresden and with Otto Seitz in Munich. In 1893 he became a student of the painter Vojtěch Hynais , who was then starting to teach at the Prague Academy . Wiesner suggested the founding of an independent artist magazine with his article The stencil in painting . The first issue of the magazine appeared in November 1896.
Wiesner also tried to find independent exhibition spaces for new Czech art. Together with the other members of the association, he took part in the first exhibitions of the artists' association Manes in the Salon Topis in 1898 .
In the years 1900 to 1910 the painter stayed mainly in Paris, where he was in contact with Alfons Mucha and other Czech artists. There he also met Helena Brandejs, whom he later married, she was the daughter of the famous Czech art collector and patron Alexandr Brandejs .
Wiesner regularly exhibited his works in the Salon of French Artists ("Salon des artistes français"). On his return to Prague he was considered one of the best Prague portraitists. In 1916 he and his wife Helena organized an exhibition in the Rubes Gallery on Ferdinand Street in Prague, where he presented his work to the Prague public. Since then he has been a sought-after portraitist in Prague society. He made many portraits, but not many have survived.
On July 6, 1942, he was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt, where he died three months later. His wife Helena survived the war and lived in England until her death. In honor of Alexandr Brandejs and Adolph Wiesner, an exhibition was installed in the Prague Jewish Museum in the Robert Guttmann Gallery , in the exhibition you can see a fraction of the work of the painter Adolf Wiesner.
literature
- Martina Schneibergova: Alexandr Brandejs and Adolf Wiesner: The art patron and his son-in-law . In: Radio Praha , December 11, 2004.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiesner, Adolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1942 |
| Place of death | Theresienstadt concentration camp |