Oldřich Blažíček [SEP] place of death
Oldřich Blažíček
Oldřich Blažíček (January 5, 1887 in Slavkovice, Nové Město na Moravě - May 3, 1953 in Prague) was a Czech painter, representative of modern landscape paintings.
He came from very humble beginnings. His father was a rural tailor. He apprenticed with his brother at a house as a painter and then went to Prague for work. He passed after four years at the Academy, where he graduated under Hanus Schwaiger. There he became acquainted with many colleagues, many notable figures such as Otto
- An online tour of the "Betlehem" sculptures
- The Rescue of M. Braun's Area by Kuks
- Some more biographic info
- The allegories of Virtues and Vices at Kuks (Czech text, and photos)
Books about Braun.
- Neumann, Jaromír: "Český barok". Praha: Odeon 1968, 2.vyd. 1975
- Poche, Emanuel: "Matyáš Bernard Braun, sochař českého baroka a jeho dílna". Praha: Odeon 1986
- Blažíček, Oldřich J  Sochařství