Adolf Kašpar was a Czech painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 and illustrator

Illustrator

An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...

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Life

The son of a general wares dealer, Kašpar studied at Prague Academy under Maxmilián Pirner, but his foremost mentor was eventually Hanus Schwaiger, a famous Czech painter and children's book illustrator.

Works

Kašpar was a notable artist, who perfected his pieces by collecting information from Czech literature. He became famous by illustrating Babička, a book by the Czech author Božena Němcová

Božena Nemcová

Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...

. His illustrations can also be found in other works by Alois Jirásek

Alois Jirásek

Alois Jirásek was a Czech writer, author of historical novels and plays. Jirásek was a secondary-school teacher until his retirement in 1909. He wrote a series of historical novels imbued with faith in his nation and in progress toward freedom and justice...

, Jan Neruda

Jan Neruda

Jan Nepomuk Neruda was a Czech journalist, writer and poet, one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of "the May school".-Early life:...

, Karel Václav Rais

Karel Václav Rais

Karel Václav Rais was a Czech realist novelist, author of the so-called country prose, numerous books for youth and children, and several poems.- Biography :...

 und František Ladislav Čelakovský. During this time, he also worked as graphic artist and made watercolors and pictures of his birthplace.

Memorials

• Adolf Kašpar Memorial in Loštice
  Loštice
  Loštice is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 3,100 inhabitants.Village Žádlovice is an administrative part of Loštice.Loštice's well known product is traditional cheese, called tvarůžek or syreček-External links:...
  
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