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Břetislav Bartoš (7 May 1893 in
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In 1914 he co-founded the art association
Bartos Bretislav - Cerna zeme.jpg, ''Black Earth''
Bartos, Bretislav - Valasi (1922).jpg, ''Wallachians''
Bartos, Bretislav - Valaske kroje (1922) 4.jpg, ''Wallachian costumes''
Bartos, Bretislav - Valaske kroje (1919).jpg, ''Wallachian costumes''
Břetislav Bartoš (7 May 1893 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (; german: Frankstadt (unter dem Radhoscht)) is a town in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is p ...
– 28 June 1926 in Dolní Mokropsy) was a Czech painter.
Biography
During his studies at the Academy from 1909 to 1914 he was one of the last pupils of ProfessorHanuš Schwaiger
Hanuš Johann Peter Paul Schwaiger (1854–1912) was a Czech painter, designer, graphic artist and professor, best known for his fairy-tale illustrations.
Biography
He was the only son of six children born to a German-speaking ironmonger, but ...
.In 1914 he co-founded the art association
Koliba
Koliba is the name of a locality in Bratislava, Slovakia, which is situated on the foothills of the Little Carpathians. It administratively belongs to the Nové Mesto borough and is part of the Bratislava Forest Park
Bratislava (, also ; ...
(Moravian art competition of the Prague meetings at which he also exhibited).
He fought in the World War I as a legionnaire in Italy and in his free time he painted pictures. He died in 1926 aged only 33 from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
.
In 2007, an exhibition was opened by his daughter.
Style
His paintings displayed density and surface expression, often using sober tones, bordering earthiness. Some of his work was similar to Italian Renaissance paintings. His paintings often had symbolic overtones and he tried to express in his work social situation which sometimes occur and revolutionary themes.Gallery
See also
*List of Czech painters
This is a list of Czech painters.
A
* Miroslav Adámek
*Mikoláš Aleš
* Jiří Anderle
*Jaroslav Augusta
* Jan Autengruber
B
* Karel Balcar
* Lojza Baránek
* Vojtěch Bartoněk
* Břetislav Bartoš
* Viktor Barvitius
* Jan Bauch
* Aloi ...
References
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