Jiřà Anderle (born 14 September 1936, in
PavlÃkov
PavlÃkov is a market town in RakovnÃk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
The villages of Chlum, RyÅ¡Ãn, SkÅ™ivaň and Tytry are administrative parts of PavlÃkov.
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) is a Czech painter and graphic artist. He was of assimilated German ethnic ancestry from paternal side.
Career
In 1961 he graduated from the
Academy of Fine Arts (painting with
AntonÃn Pelc
Antonin, AntonÃn, and AntoñÃn are masculine given names. AntonÃn, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, and French-speaking countries, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñà ...
and graphics with
VladimÃr Silovský). During 1969-73 he worked as an assistant at the UIA
Zdeněk Sklenář
Zdeněk Sklenář is a retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1969 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice (; Arpitan: ''BÃ ...
and
Jiřà Trnka.
In dozens of his works, Anderle expresses the human existential anxiety and general timelessness. Recently, his work has moved closer to abstraction.
Anderle has made nearly 100 solo exhibitions throughout the world and his work is represented in some 40 galleries and museums including the
New York Metropolitan Museum and Paris's
Pompidou Centre.
Awards
In 2006 he was awarded the
Medal of Merit Several countries award a military or civil medal called Medal of Merit:
* Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
* Medal of Merit (Denmark)
* Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman
* Medal of Merit of the National People's Army (East Germany)
* Medal of M ...
(III. degree).
See also
*
List of Czech painters
This is a list of Czech painters.
A
* Miroslav Adámek
*Mikoláš Aleš
* Jiřà Anderle
*Jaroslav Augusta
* Jan Autengruber
B
* Karel Balcar
* Lojza Baránek
* Vojtěch Bartoněk
* Břetislav Bartoš
* Viktor Barvitius
* Jan Bauch
* Aloi ...
References
External links
Official sitePaintings and Biography
1936 births
Living people
People from RakovnÃk District
20th-century Czech painters
20th-century Czech male artists
Czech male painters
Czech graphic designers
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Academy of Fine Arts, Prague alumni
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