Vaclav Radimsky
Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský (6 October 1867 – 31 January 1946) was a Czech impressionist painter who resided in France at the turn of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. He was highly influential on French impressionism.
Also recorded as Wenzel Radimsky · Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský · Wenzel Radimský
Vaclav Radimsky
Anonymous Unknown author · Zlatá Praha, vol. 16, iss. 18, digitized by Czech Academy of Sciences. · Public domain
- Name
- Václav Radimský
- Born
- 6 October 1867
- Birthplace
- Kolín, Czech Republic
- Died
- 31 January 1946
- Place of death
- Pašinka, Czech Republic
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary
- Occupation
- painter · graphic artist
- Languages
- Czech
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Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský (6 October 1867 – 31 January 1946) was a Czech impressionist painter who resided in France at the turn of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. He was highly influential on French impressionism.
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• Name — Václav Radimský • Born — 6 October 1867 • Birthplace — Kolín, Czech Republic • Died — 31 January 1946 • Place of death — Pašinka, Czech Republic
Life
Life
Radimský was born in Kolín, Czech Republic he was the son of lawyer and politician Václav Radimský. He studied landscapes at Eduard von Lichtenfels in Vienna and in Munich at Eduard Schleich. In 1889, he left for France and around 1891 to Barbizon. In Giverny, he influenced a group of painters who resided in Claude Monet. He met French impressionist Camille Pissarro and formed Radim Fine Art Manuscript.
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Gallery
• Illustration — Boat on shore • Illustration — Country • Illustration — Bridge over the creek in Opatovice • Illustration — Journey through the woods • Illustration — Trees on water • Illustration — Building near the pond
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1867
Vaclav Radimsky was born on 6 October 1867.
1946
Vaclav Radimsky died on 31 January 1946.
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Kolín.
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Pašinka.
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Selected paintings
• Stream in Giverny, 1899 • Snow on the shore of the Seiny (Winter on the Seině; Winter in Normandy), 1902 • Ferns • The Journey in Giverny • Pond with water lilies • Mirroring (Reflection of trees on the water surface) • Landscape from Giverny, kol. 1900, Oblastní galerie Liberec
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In 1894, Radimský exhibited at the Salons in Paris, he was awarded the Etudes de Fougeres painting as the youngest painter ever. A year later he received the gold medal in Rouen and in 1900 at the World Expo in Paris. He kept in touch with his homeland and participated in exhibitions of Krasoumna Unity. Eighty-eight paintings exhibited at Topic in 1899 introduced the Czech public to the new artistic and visual direction of impressionism. While in France he gained considerable fortune by selling his works, much of his paintings from the begin of his career remain in France. After returning to Bohemia in 1918 he continued successful economic activities, which enabled him to live a wealthy lifestyle.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Wenzel Radimsky, Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský and Wenzel Radimský. His recorded language was Czech. He was the child of Václav Radimský.
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Belvedere, Musée Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, Moravian Gallery in Brno and National Gallery Prague
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