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The Czech landscape painter Alois Kalvoda (1875–1934) devotes his painting to the landscapes of his country. Born in Šlapanice, near Brno, he first attends the gymnasium in that city.
From 1892 to 1897, he continues his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under Julius Mařák, whose influence shapes his early explorations. A scholarship enables him to study in Paris in 1900, before he settles in Munich the following year. In 1900, he opens an art school in Prague, where Josef Váchal is among his students; in 1917, he moves it to a château he has bought in Běhařov. In 1907, he is also among the founding members of the Association of Moravian Artists.
His style evolves from Mařák’s initial influence towards naturalism, with an inclination towards the symbolism of Art Nouveau; from 1907, his painting gradually becomes more Impressionist. He exhibits for the first time in Prague in 1901, then presents his work at the Mánes Union of Fine Arts in 1902. His career includes around twenty solo exhibitions in his country, as well as presentations in Vienna, Berlin, Warsaw, Rome, Paris, Saint Louis and Pittsburgh. After his death, an exhibition organised in Prague in 1936 brings together 110 of his works.
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Oil on canvas
Anischt eines Landhauses
Öl auf Leinwand
Catalogue period : 2019-12-13
Published result : 1000 CHF
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Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Oil on canvas
Felsige Landschaft.
Öl auf Leinwand
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