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Adolf Kašpar (27 December 1877 in Bludov – 29 June 1934 in
Adolf Kašpar (27 December 1877 in Bludov – 29 June 1934 in Železná Ruda
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), was a Czech painter
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and illustrator
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.
Life
The son of a general wares dealer, Kašpar studied atPrague Academy
The Academy of Fine Arts, Prague ( cs, Akademie výtvarných umění v Praze; AVU) is an art college in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1799, it is the oldest art college in the country. The school offers twelve master's degree programs and one ...
under Maxmilián Pirner.
His mentor was Hanus Schwaiger, a famous Czech painter and children's book
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illustrator. Schwaiger recommended Kašpar to the academy and exerted much influence over his life and art.
In 1907, Kaspar married to Jitka Řepková in Velehrad
Velehrad is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It is known as a pilgrimage site.
Geography
Most of the municipality lies in the Chřiby highlands. ...
.
Works
Kašpar perfected his pieces by collecting information from Czech literature. He became famous by illustrating ''The Grandmother
''The Grandmother'' () is a novella written by Czech writer Božena Němcová in 1855. It is her most popular work and is regarded as a classic piece of Czech literature. This most frequently read book of the Czech nation was published more than ...
'' ( cs, Babička), a book by the Czech author Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the ''Czech National Revival'' movement.
Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna.
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. His illustrations can also be found in other works by Alois Jirásek
Alois Jirásek () (23 August 1851, Hronov, Kingdom of Bohemia – 12 March 1930, Prague) was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a high school history teacher in Litomyšl and later in Prague until his retirement in ...
, Jan Neruda
Jan Nepomuk Neruda (Czech: �jan ˈnɛpomuk ˈnɛruda 9 July 1834 – 22 August 1891) was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic; one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the "May School".
Early life
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, Karel Václav Rais
Karel Václav Rais (January 4, 1859 – July 8, 1926) was a Czech realist novelist, author of the so-called ''country prose'', numerous books for youth and children, and several poems.
Biography
Rais was born into the family of a simple farm ...
and František Ladislav Čelakovský
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. During this time, he also worked as graphic artist and made watercolors
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and pictures of his birthplace.
Memorials
*Adolf Kašpar Memorial inLoštice
Loštice (, german: Loschitz) is a town in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The village of Žádlovice is an administrative part of Loštice.
Geography
Loštice is ...
. The memorial is situated in the house where Kašpar used to spend summers with his family from 1911 to 1932. The artist's family and friends helped to assemble his masterpieces for the memorial's art collection.
Notes
1877 births 1934 deaths Czech illustrators Artists from Olomouc Burials at Vyšehrad Cemetery {{Illustrator-stub