Carl Wenzel Zajicek (29 February 1860 – 19 March 1923) was a

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painter. He was born as one of 24 children of watchmaker Franz Zajicek. Educated in his father's craft, he worked as a watchmaker until 1900, but he practiced artistic painting as an amateur from a young age. Inspired by Emil Hütter, he specialized on

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of the city of Vienna, and he rose to notability in 1896 with a large panoramic painting.

Literature

* ''Carl Wenzel Zajicek: „Spaziergang durch das historische Wien“.'' Galerie Szaal, Wien. {{DEFAULTSORT:Zajicek, Carl Wenzel 19th-century Austrian painters Austrian male painters Austrian people of Czech descent 20th-century Austrian painters 1860 births 1923 deaths Painters from Vienna 19th-century Austrian male artists 20th-century Austrian male artists Painters from Austria-Hungary