Jiří Anderle (born 14 September 1936, in
Pavlíkov
Pavlíkov is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative division
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) is a Czech painter and graphic artist. He was of assimilated German ethnic ancestry from paternal side.
Career
In 1961, he graduated from the
Academy of Fine Arts
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(painting with
Antonín Pelc and graphics with
Vladimír Silovský). From 1969 to 1973, he worked as an assistant at the UIA
Zdeněk Sklenář and
Jiří Trnka
Jiří Trnka (; 24 February 1912 – 30 December 1969) was a Czechoslovak puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director.
In addition to his extensive career as an illustrator, especially of children's books, he is be ...
.
In dozens of his works, Anderle expresses the human existential anxiety and general timelessness. Recently, his work has moved closer to abstraction.
Anderle has made nearly 100 solo exhibitions throughout the world and his work is represented in some 40 galleries and museums including the
New York Metropolitan Museum and Paris's
Pompidou Centre
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.
Awards
In 2006, he was awarded the
Medal of Merit (III. degree).
See also
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List of Czech painters
This is a list of Czech painters. According to Czech Radio, the most famous Czech painters are Václav Brožík, Josef Čapek, František Kupka, Josef Lada, Josef Mánes, Alphonse Mucha, Jakub Schikaneder, Antonín Slavíček, Toyen and Jan ...
References
External links
Official sitePaintings and Biography
1936 births
Living people
People from Rakovník District
20th-century Czech painters
20th-century Czech male artists
Czech male painters
Czech graphic designers
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague alumni
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