Jan Konůpek
Jan Konůpek (10 October 1883 – 13 March 1950) was a Czech illustrator, painter and engraver. A list of his graphic works comprises 1448 works and more than 600 book illustrations. He is among the three greatest known Czechs for interwar art, alongside František Kobliha and František Drtikol.
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Jan Konůpek
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- Name
- Jan Konůpek
- Born
- 10 October 1883
- Birthplace
- Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 13 March 1950
- Place of death
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Education
- Prague Polytechnical Institute
- Movement
- Surrealism
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia
- Occupation
- pedagogue · painter · graphic artist · illustrator · architect · teacher · art critic · essayist
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Jan Konůpek (10 October 1883 – 13 March 1950) was a Czech illustrator, painter and engraver. A list of his graphic works comprises 1448 works and more than 600 book illustrations. He is among the three greatest known Czechs for interwar art, alongside František Kobliha and František Drtikol.
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• Name — Jan Konůpek • Born — 10 October 1883 • Birthplace — Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 13 March 1950 • Place of death — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Resting Place — Olšany Cemetery • Education — Prague Polytechnical Institute • Movement — Surrealism
Life and education
Life and education
Konůpek was born on 10 October 1883 in Mladá Boleslav. From 1903 to 1906, he studied architecture at Prague Polytechnical Institute in Prague, but under the influence of Pavel Janák and Václav Vilém Štech, he switched to art. From 1906 to 1908, he studied in Professor Maximilian Pirner's studio. Konůpek died on 13 March 1950 in Prague.
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Art
• Illustration — Oheň Moudrosti, 1926 Being one of the founding members of Sursum, a Czech second-generation symbolist movement group, he drew inspiration from medieval mysticism, and Gothic and Baroque architecture. His works from the early 20th century, influenced by symbolism and Gustav Klimt, are considered his best. He illustrated symbolist literature as well as works by Karel Jaromír Erben (Kytice) and Karel Hynek Mácha (Máj) and many others.
Battle of Pilsen in 976 (J. Konůpek, published in J. V. Šimák: Kronika československá, Díl I., 1922)
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The first law code written in Czech in 1189 (J. Konůpek, published in J. V. Šimák: Kronika československá, Díl I., 1922)
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