Vincenc Beneš
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Vincenc Beneš | |
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![]() Vincenc Beneš. | |
Born | 22 January 1883 |
Died | 27 March 1979 (aged 96) |
Education | College of Applied Arts in Prague Academy of Fine Arts, Prague |
Occupation | Painter |
Vincenc Beneš (22 January 1883 – 27 March 1979) was a Czech painter.
Early life and education
Beneš was born in Lišice, Hradec Králové. He studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague from 1902 to 1904 and the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague from 1904 to 1907.
Career
From 1909 to 1911, and again from 1917 to 1949 he was a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts.[1] His style was initially influenced by cubism and fauvism, and he later formed realistic oil paintings, showing the effect of Neo-Classicism. He contributed to the Art Monthly periodical.
Among his most important works include a series of landscapes for the National Theatre and some battlefields in France.
In 1963 he was named a National Artist.
Death
He died in 1979 in Prague.
See also
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References
- ^ "svumanes.cz". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
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