Jaroslav Panuška
Czech painter and illustrator (1872–1958)
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Jaroslav Panuška (3 March 1872 – 1 August 1958) was a Czech painter and illustrator.
Jaroslav Panuška | |
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Panuška in 1916 | |
| Born | 3 March 1872 |
| Died | 1 August 1958 (aged 86) |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
Born in 1872 in Hořovice, Jaroslav Panuška was the son of a land surveyor.[1] He studied art in Prague under Julius Mařák, becoming one of the leading representatives of his school.[2] During the 1890s he was particularly prominent among Prague artists,[3] and is mostly known for his disturbing treatment of themes related to death, loneliness and the supernatural.[4]
From 1923 until his death in 1958, he lived in Kochánov (part of Světlá nad Sázavou). The so-called Panuška's Oak in Kochánov belonged among frequent subjects of his paintings. Panuška is buried in Světlá nad Sázavou.[5]
Legacy
Panuška's paintings are part of private collections and public museums such as the National Gallery Prague.[3] His works have been included in the annual inter-disciplinary exhibition on 19th-century issues, at the West Bohemian Gallery in Plzeň. In 2014 the theme was On the Edge of the Crowd: Art and the Social Question in the 19th century, and in 2016 Elements Inside Us: Catastrophe and Its Reflection in the 19th Century Culture.[6][7]
The Czech black metal band Master's Hammer released a song about the artist titled "Panuška", in their 2014 studio album Vagus Vetus.[8]
Further reading
- BOUČKOVÁ, Jitka: Jaroslav Panuška. East Bohemian Gallery Pardubice, 1978.
- HANEL, Olaf: Jaroslav Panuska (1872–1958). Museo Checo de Bellas Artes de Praga, 1994.
- STEJSKAL, Vladimír: Palette with wine: reading about Jaroslav Panuška. Havlíčkův Brod: Krajské nakladatelství, 1953.
- SCNEIDEROVÁ, Martina, ODEHNALOVÁ, Markéta: Jaroslav Panuška (1872–1958). Havlíčková Brod Fine Arts Gallery, 2012.
- VALEČKA, Jaroslav st: Jaroslav Panuška (1872–1958): A guide to his life and work. Hradec Králové: Milan Hodek - Paper Jam, 2016.