Václav Radimský
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Václav Jan Emanuel Radimský (6 October 1867 – 31 January 1946) was a Czech impressionist painter who resided in France at the turn of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century. He was highly influential on French impressionism.{{Cite web| title = Státní oblastní archiv v Praze| author = | work = ebadatelna.soapraha.cz| date = | access-date = 14 January 2019| url = http://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/d/6733/138}}
Life
Radimský was born in Kolín, Czech Republic he was the son of lawyer and politician Václav Radimský. He studied landscapes at Eduard von Lichtenfels in Vienna and in Munich at Eduard Schleich. In 1889, he left for France and around 1891 to Barbizon. In Giverny, he influenced a group of painters who resided in Claude Monet. He met French impressionist Camille Pissarro and formed Radim Fine Art Manuscript.
Exhibitions and awards
In 1894, Radimský exhibited at the Salons in Paris, he was awarded the Etudes de Fougeres painting as the youngest painter ever. A year later he received the gold medal in Rouen and in 1900 at the World Expo in Paris. He kept in touch with his homeland and participated in exhibitions of Krasoumna Unity. Eighty-eight paintings exhibited at Topic in 1899 introduced the Czech public to the new artistic and visual direction of impressionism. While in France he gained considerable fortune by selling his works, much of his paintings from the begin of his career remain in France. After returning to Bohemia in 1918 he continued successful economic activities, which enabled him to live a wealthy lifestyle.
Selected paintings
- Stream in Giverny, 1899
- Snow on the shore of the Seiny (Winter on the Seině; Winter in Normandy), 1902
- Ferns
- The Journey in Giverny
- Pond with water lilies
- Mirroring (Reflection of trees on the water surface)
- Landscape from Giverny, kol. 1900, Oblastní galerie Liberec
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File:Václav Radimský - Loďka u břehu.jpg|Boat on shore
File:Václav Radimský (1867 - 1946) - Krajina.jpg|Country
Václav Radimský - Most přes potok v Opatovicích.jpg|Bridge over the creek in Opatovice
File:Václav Radimský - Cesta lesem.jpg|Journey through the woods
File:Václav Radimský - Stromy u vody.jpg|Trees on water
File:Václav Radimský - Stavení u rybníka.jpg|Building near the pond
References
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- {{Cite web| title = Návrat neprávem pozapomenutého impresionisty Václava Radimského| author = Peter Kováč| work = Novinky.cz| date = 2011-11-12| access-date = 14 January 2019| url = https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/250116-navrat-nepravem-pozapomenuteho-impresionisty-vaclava-radimskeho.html}}
- {{Cite web| title = Information system abART - person: Radimský Václav| work = abart-full.artarchiv.cz| date = | access-date = 14 January 2019| url = http://abart-full.artarchiv.cz/osoby.php?Fvazba=osobanavystavach&IDosoby=17007}}
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External links
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- [https://aleph.nkp.cz/F/?ccl_term=wau=jn19990209707+or+wkw=jn19990209707&func=find-c&local_base=skc List of works in the Union Catalog of the Czech Republic]
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Category:19th-century Czech painters
Category:Czech Impressionist painters