Karel Liebscher
File:Karel Liebscher Vilimek.jpg (1887)]]
Karel Liebscher (24 February 1851, Prague – 20 April 1906, Prague) was a landscape painter and illustrator from Austria-Hungary. His brother was the history painter Adolf Liebscher.
Biography
Liebscher displayed an early talent for drawing but, at first, did not consider that to be a practical way to earn a living. He studied engineering and took a position as an assistant with the Building Authority. After a short time, however, he came down with a nervous disorder (possibly from drinking too much coffee) that required rest and quiet.[http://www.sdruzeniliebscher.cz/umelci/karel-liebscher Sdružení Liebscher: Biography] During stays at various health spas in Gräfenberg, Tábor and Letiny, he studied nature and began painting. His first illustrations were published in 1879. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1883 where he studied with Eduard von Lichtenfels.
Liebscher's first major exhibition took place in Prague in 1885, where he exhibited with his brother Adolf. The primary themes of his works were Czech monuments, old buildings and landscapes. He later travelled to what is now Croatia, producing images of the Mediterranean coast. Many of his illustrations were used by Jan Otto in his regular magazines (Zlatá Praha) and special edition books (Bohemia by Bedřich Bernau; Castles and Chateaux by August Sedláček).
Selected illustrations
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Svatojanske proudy 1896 Liebscher.jpg|"St John's Rapids"
on the Vltava
Liebscher, Karel - kamenne hlavy u Zeliz edit.jpg|"Čertovy hlavy", rock sculptures
by Václav Levý near Želízy
Square and Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Pribyslav by Karel Liebscher.jpg|Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist, Přibyslav
Liebscher Lichkov zvonice.jpg|Wooden Belfry in Lichkov
References
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Further reading
- Weitenweber, Vilém; [http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=ZlataPrahaII/2.1885/19/258.png Karel Liebscher in Zlatá Praha] (Golden Prague), May 1885, Issue 19, p. 258
- Liebscher, Karel; [http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=ZlataPrahaII/23.1905-1906/29/337.png Zlatá Praha] April 1906, Issue 29, p. 337
- Xaver Harlas, František; April 1906, Issue 29, p. 347 [http://archiv.ucl.cas.cz/index.php?path=ZlataPrahaII/23.1905-1906/29/347.png Karel Liebscher in Zlatá Praha]
External links
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- [http://www.galerie-narodni.cz/de/autori/507-detail/liebscher-karel/ Landscape paintings by Liebscher] Galerie Národní
- [http://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?ccl_term=wau=jk01072092+or+wkw=jk01072092&func=find-c&local_base=nkc List of works relating to Liebscher] at the National Library of the Czech Republic
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Category:Illustrators from Austria-Hungary
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