Václav Radimský

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Václav Radimský (1899)
Václav Radimský, Krajina

Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský (born October 6, 1867 in Kolín , Austria-Hungary , † January 31, 1946 in Pašinka near Kolín) was a Czechoslovak landscape painter . He is considered to be one of the most important representatives of Czech impressionism from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Life

Václav Radimský was born as the son of the lawyer and mayor of the city of Kolín, Václav Radimský, who among other things made great contributions in the cultural field, such as the establishment of the Prague National Theater . After completing his education at the high school in Kolín, he began studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . In 1889 he moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna , where he became a student of Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels . In the early 1890s he began studying at the Barbizon School in France. In Giverny he soon joined a group of artists, including Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro , who had a lasting influence on his painting style.

Here he devoted himself to landscape painting, some of which he made in the open air . In the vicinity of Giverny, where Monet lived at the time, Václav Radimský bought the old Le Goulet mill , where he set up a studio. From 1892 he regularly exhibited his paintings at exhibitions in the Paris Salon and in 1895 in Rouen , where he was awarded a gold medal. During this time he created many paintings with river landscapes, gardens and meadows. In many of his works he dealt with the effect of light in connection with water surfaces. Some of his works were created on a houseboat on the Seine in Paris.

He also sent his paintings to his Bohemian homeland, where 88 of his works were shown in the Topičův Gallery in Prague in 1899 . The surprising success at the Prague exhibition helped him to receive further invitations to show his paintings in Vienna, Berlin , Düsseldorf and Leipzig .

In 1903 he became a member of the Mánes Art Association . During this time, well-known collections such as the Munich Pinakothek bought his works. The French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré was also one of his customers. Václav Radimský also took part in the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 with his paintings . He received a medal for his work. He was a sought-after artist in France at the beginning of the 20th century and, in addition to his artistic success, achieved considerable economic success. In addition to painting, Václav Radimský ran a successful delicatessen company with his brother Ladislav.

The First World War ended his artistic career first. As a reserve officer in the Austro-Hungarian army , an enemy of France, he was arrested and imprisoned in Rouen. His property was confiscated . He was dismissed through the intervention of the former French Prime Minister, Georges Clemenceau , who greatly appreciated the work of Radimský.

Disaffected, he returned in 1918 to his parents' estate Pašinka near Kolín. In the following years, the river landscapes on the Elbe in particular inspired him to paint. Although Impressionist painting was already considered obsolete at that time, he remained true to his painting style until the end of his life, despite the sometimes violent criticism of specialist colleagues and the specialist press.

His last exhibition took place in Ostrava in 1940 . Václav Radimský died of pneumonia at the Pašinka estate .

Václav Radimský is considered one of the first Czech artists to be artistically and economically successful in France and to achieve great recognition in French society. On his return to Kolín he caused a stir when he drove around in a luxury Renault . Similar to Monet, he often drew the same motifs at different times of the day and year.

Long forgotten, in 2011 the Municipal Gallery in Prague presented a large, highly regarded retrospective on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of his death .

Works (selection)

Lekníny (Water Lilies), 1902
Stavení u rybníka (Building by the Pond), 1900–1918
  • Triptych Views of Kolín
  • Ducks fly over water lilies , 1892
  • Landscape in Kolín , 1894
  • Meadow with Trees , 1895
  • Garden with a bare tree , 1898
  • Blooming Bank , 1899
  • Garden in Giverny , 1899
  • Monet's garden , 1900
  • Boat near the shore , 1900
  • River bank , 1900
  • Landscape near Giverny , 1900
  • Spring in Giverny , 1900
  • Normandy , 1900
  • On the river , 1900
  • Sunlit slope over the river , 1900
  • Meadow by the Forest , 1901
  • Water lilies in the evening light , 1901
  • Water lilies , 1902
  • Poplars and willows along the Seine , 1903
  • Buildings by the pond , 1900–1918
  • Water lilies , 1902
  • Winter on the Seine , 1903
  • Hillside in Summer , 1904
  • Spring in Port Mart , 1904
  • Buildings near the pond , 1904–1906
  • Arm of the river in the morning haze , 1910
  • River landscape , 1919
  • Sunny atmosphere , 1920
  • Ratboř , 1920
  • Brabčák pond near Čáslav , after 1920
  • Bridge over a stream in Opatovice , 1920–1925
  • In full sun , 1920–1925
  • Landscape on the Elbe , 1921
  • Scene on the Elbe , 1925
  • Trees near the water, 1925
  • Bay , 1925
  • Houses at the source , 1920–1930
  • Early spring on the Upa , 1930
  • Poplars , 1934
  • Dirt road in winter , 1935–1945
  • Summer evening , ca.1940
  • Boats at anchor on a stream , 1942

literature

Web links

Commons : Václav Radimský  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Václav Radimský. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950, Vol. 8 (Lfg. 39, 1982), p. 375
  2. ↑ abart-full.artarchiv.cz: Interactive artist archive , accessed on January 30, 2015
  3. ↑ novinky.cz: The unjustly forgotten impressionist Václav Radimský , accessed on January 30, 2015, in the Czech language
  4. ↑ abart-full.artarchiv.cz: Interactive artist archive , accessed on January 30, 2015
  5. ↑ novinky.cz: The unjustly forgotten impressionist Václav Radimský , accessed on January 30, 2015, in the Czech language
  6. ↑ tschechien-online.org : The "most French of the Czech Impressionists" , accessed on January 30, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Radimský, Václav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Radimský, Václav Jan Emanuel (full name); Radimský, Wenceslaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech painter
DATE OF BIRTH October 6, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Kolín
DATE OF DEATH January 31, 1946
Place of death Pašinka near Kolín