Bohumír Dvorský
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Bohumír Dvorský was a Czech painter. Strongly influenced by Julius Mařák and Paul Cézanne
, his works generally had social themes.
Bohumír Dvorský was supposed to become a bookbinder, however, he became attracted by painting. In 1924 he started to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, the studio
of landscape painting led by Otakar Nejedlý. He travelled a lot during his studies; apart
from trips to South Bohemia he travelled to paint in Italy, France and Corsica. After
completing his studies he lived in the Ostrava Region and before the beginning of WWII
he moved to Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc where he lived until his death.
During the period at the Academy he was influenced considerably by the landscape
painter Julius Mařák and during his trips to France he was strongly inspired by the selection of colour tones and style of Cezanne. During his stay in the Ostrava Region he paid
attention to industrial landscapes and social topics. Consequently, the colour schemes
of his paintings also changed. After his move to the Haná Region the colour tones grew
warmer and the prevailing topics of his paintings were bouquets and the so called ‘King
Rides in Folk Costume’.
Bohumír Dvorský is one of the most important Moravian landscape painters who often
presented his work at foreign exhibitions. In 1940 he participated in the Venice Biennale
and, again in Rio de Janeiro and Helsinki in 1948 and at Stockholm a year later. In 1971
he was awarded the title of National Artist.
The parental home of Bohumír Dvorský is at 238 Kirilova Street in Paskov
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century. Cézanne can be said to form the bridge between late 19th...
, his works generally had social themes.
Bohumír Dvorský was supposed to become a bookbinder, however, he became attracted by painting. In 1924 he started to attend the Academy of Fine Arts, the studio
of landscape painting led by Otakar Nejedlý. He travelled a lot during his studies; apart
from trips to South Bohemia he travelled to paint in Italy, France and Corsica. After
completing his studies he lived in the Ostrava Region and before the beginning of WWII
he moved to Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc where he lived until his death.
During the period at the Academy he was influenced considerably by the landscape
painter Julius Mařák and during his trips to France he was strongly inspired by the selection of colour tones and style of Cezanne. During his stay in the Ostrava Region he paid
attention to industrial landscapes and social topics. Consequently, the colour schemes
of his paintings also changed. After his move to the Haná Region the colour tones grew
warmer and the prevailing topics of his paintings were bouquets and the so called ‘King
Rides in Folk Costume’.
Bohumír Dvorský is one of the most important Moravian landscape painters who often
presented his work at foreign exhibitions. In 1940 he participated in the Venice Biennale
and, again in Rio de Janeiro and Helsinki in 1948 and at Stockholm a year later. In 1971
he was awarded the title of National Artist.
The parental home of Bohumír Dvorský is at 238 Kirilova Street in Paskov