Václav Radimský

Czech painter

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Václav Radimský
Václav Radimský (1899)
Born	(1867-10-06)6 October 1867 Kolín, Czech Republic
Died	31 January 1946(1946-01-31) (aged 78) Pašinka, Czech Republic
Nationality	Czech

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.^[1]

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

Gallery

Boat on shore
Country
Bridge over the creek in Opatovicích
Journey through the woods
Trees on water
Building near the pond

References

^ "Státní oblastní archiv v Praze". ebadatelna.soapraha.cz. Retrieved 14 January 2019.

Notes

Peter Kováč (2011-11-12). "Návrat neprávem pozapomenutého impresionisty Václava Radimského". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
"Information system abART - person: Radimský Václav". abart-full.artarchiv.cz. Retrieved 14 January 2019.