Vincenc Beneš
Vincenc Beneš (22 January 1883 – 27 March 1979) was a Czech painter.
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Vincenc Beneš
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- Name
- Vincenc Beneš
- Born
- 22 January 1883
- Birthplace
- Lišice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 27 March 1979
- Place of death
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Education
- College of Applied Arts in Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Prague
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary
- Fields
- visual arts
- Honours
- Národní umělec
- Languages
- Czech
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Biography
Biography
Vincenc Beneš studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Places of work recorded in the authority are Prague. Work by Vincenc Beneš is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moravian Gallery in Brno and National Gallery Prague. Distinctions recorded are Národní umělec.
SOA Zámrsk, matrika N index N 1872-1896 územní rozsah: Bludy + Lada + Lovčice, Lišice, Slibovice, str.168
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A plaque commemorating artist Vincenc Beneš in his birthplace of Lišice, Hradec Králové District, Czechia
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vincenc Beneš • Born — 22 January 1883 • Birthplace — Lišice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary • Died — 27 March 1979 • Place of death — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Education — College of Applied Arts in Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Prague • Occupation — Painter
Early life and education
Early life and education
Beneš was born in Lišice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. He studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague from 1902 to 1904 and the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague from 1904 to 1907.
Career
Career
From 1909 to 1911, and again from 1917 to 1949 he was a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts. His style was initially influenced by cubism and fauvism, and he later formed realistic oil paintings, showing the effect of Neo-Classicism. He contributed to the Art Monthly periodical. Among his most important works include a series of landscapes for the National Theatre and some battlefields in France. In 1963, he was named a National Artist.
Death
Death
He died in 1979 in Prague.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1883
Vincenc Beneš was born on 22 January 1883.
1979
Vincenc Beneš died on 1 January 1979.
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Lišice.
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Prague.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Vincenc Benes and Vincent Benes. His recorded language was Czech. He married Eva Medková. Beneš received Národní umělec. Recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Recorded as painter, graphic artist, illustrator, teacher and art critic.
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Recognition and collections
Work by Vincenc Beneš is
Belvedere, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moravian Gallery in Brno and National Gallery Prague
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