Vilém Wünsche was a Czech painter, graphic artist and illustrator. The topics of his art are mainly connected with the theme of Ostrava

Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...

 and the local life of afflicted miners.

In 1922, he studied at the School of Applied Arts in Prague and between 1923–1930 was a pupil at the Academy of Fine Arts. His son, Otakar Wünsche is a member of Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia

The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia , abbreviated to KSČM, is a political party in the Czech Republic. It has a membership of 82,994 and is a member party of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left bloc in the European Parliament...

(KSČM) and a city representative of Šenov.