Antonín Slavíček (16 May 1870 – 1 February 1910) was a Czech Impressionist painter who worked mostly in the area surrounding Kameničky.

Life

In 1887, he entered the

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, where he studied landscape painting with

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. His studies were interrupted on several occasions, apparently due to disagreements with Mařák. In October 1899, Professor Mařák died and Slavíček applied to replace him, but was not accepted. The landscape painting speciality was discontinued. An important friend of his was the art collector August Švagrovský. A large number of his paintings passed from Švagrovský's collection to the museum in

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. His wife fell seriously ill in 1908, making it necessary to travel to

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for treatment, and he broke his arm during their stay there. After it had healed, in August 1909, they took a vacation to the

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and, while he was swimming in the , he had a stroke that paralyzed his right side. A long period of recovery followed. He made several attempts to paint with his left hand, but the results were disappointing. Soon after, he shot himself while "in a state of insanity", according to the death certificate."Sebevražedné mánii podlehl i malíř Slavíček" (The Painter Slavíček Succumbed to Suicidal Mania) by Ivan Motýl
31 January 2010,

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His widow, Bohumila, married a family friend, the painter

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; son of

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. His son

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also became a painter, and his son Jiří was a well-known screenwriter and director.Josef Tomeš, ''Český biografický slovník'' (Czech Biographical Dictionary), Vol.K-P, Petr Meissner, Prague (1999)

Selected paintings

Slavicek, Antonin - silnice v desti.jpg, The Road in the Rain
(date unknown) EliscinMost.jpg, Elizabeth Bridge (1906) Antonin Slavicek - cervnovy den (1898).jpg, A Day in June (1898) Antonin Slavicek - U nas v Kamenickach (1904).jpg, At Home in Kameničky (1904)

References

External links

Works relating to Antonín Slavíček
@ Národní Knihovny ČR (Czech National Library)
Česká Televize
"Garden Wall" by Slavíček, at the National Gallery: An appreciation by Monika Sybolová {{DEFAULTSORT:Slavicek, Antonin 1870 births 1910 deaths 19th-century Czech painters Czech male painters Czech Impressionist painters Artists from Prague Burials at Olšany Cemetery 1910 suicides 19th-century Czech male artists

Life

Selected paintings

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