Ladislav Šaloun
Ladislav Šaloun (born August 1, 1870 in Prague , Austria-Hungary , † October 18, 1946 there ) was a Czech sculptor .
Life
Šaloun studied at the Reynier drawing school in Prague and in the studios of Tomáš Seidan and Bohuslav Snircha . He later joined the Mánes Association of Fine Artists , worked in the Volné Směry editorial team and was a member of the Association of Fine Artists.
In 1896 he won a competition to furnish the Prague City Museum , and in 1901 the competition for a monument to Jan Hus on the Old Town Square . This work was one of his most important and valuable. He worked on the portrait until 1915.
From 1903 to 1906, Šaloun taught with Antonín Slavíček at a private school. From 1906 to 1914 he worked as an external teacher at the artistic-industrial school in Prague. In 1912 he became a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences , in 1927 he was appointed permanent artistic advisor to the city of Prague and in 1946 he was appointed national artist. Šaloun was one of the most important figures of symbolism in the Czech Art Nouveau era .
Šaloun was also involved in numerous interior designs for public buildings. Including Prague Insurance, First Czech Mortgage Bank, Volkshaus, Prague Main Railway Station, Industrial Bank in Hradec Králové . He created portraits of famous Czech personalities such as Svatopluk Čech , Jaroslav Vrchlický , Miroslav Tyrš , Antonín Hajn , Prof. František Pastrnek and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk . He also designed jewelry and ceramics, created book covers and book illustrations.
Šaloun is buried in the Vyšehrad cemetery .
Works (selection)
- Jan Hus memorial on the Old Town Square in Prague (1901–1915)
- Sculptures in the Municipal House , Prague
- Portrait of Rübezahl in Hořice Park (1902–1916)
- The sculptures on the facade of the First Bohemian Reinsurance Bank are based on designs by Ladislav Šaloun. Today the Art Nouveau building is the seat of the Goethe Institute . Masarykovo nábřeží 32, Prague. 1905
- Sappho, 1908
- Salambo and Matho, 1909 (erotic Art Nouveau)
- Monument to Miroslav Tyrš on Lesser Town Prague
- The last forest spirit (Poslední satyr), 1917
- Písmák, 1920
- The iron knight on the corner of the New Town Hall in Prague
- Monument to TG Masaryk in Pečky and Poděbrady , 1927
- František Ladislav Riegr monument in Semily
- Johann Amos Comenius Monument in Mladá Boleslav (1928)
- Jindřich Šimon Baar monument near Klenčí ( Domažlice ) (1933),
literature
- Petr Wittlich : České sochařství ve XX. století (1890–1945), Prague 1978
- M. Stehlik: Šaloun Ladislav Jan. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 394.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Šaloun, Ladislav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1946 |
| Place of death | Prague |