Otakar Sedloň (1885–1973) was a

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realistic painter living in

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. Otakar Sedloň was born on 30 August 1885 in Trpín in eastern Bohemia, formerly part of

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. Otakar attended primary school in Vamberk and followed on with a high school education in

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, where he graduated in 1904. Then he started studying on Academy of Art in

, where graduated in 1908. In the mid-1920s, he traveled quite a bit, visiting places like the coast along the Adriatic Sea,

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and

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. This travel offered him great inspiration for his future activities as an artist. He eventually became a member of the association of artists called Myslbek and was a frequent participant in exhibitions arranged by this association. During this time, Otakar had his studio on the prestigious Narodni trida in Prague and was known as an excellent portrait painter. His paintings were displayed in the offices of ministries, banks and held by private collectors. After World War II and the

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in 1948, he was barred from Myslbek because of his antagonism against communist rule and so-called “socialistic realism”. Otakar Sedloň died on 18 October 1973 and was buried in the family tomb in Vamberk, together with his mother and father.

Gallery

Family old 056.jpg , Otakar with his nephew and nieces on walk in

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Family old 113.jpg , Otakar at nephew's wedding,

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1947 Family old 075.jpg , Otakar in his studio,

circa 1950s

External links

Otakar Sedloň's page at sedlon.us
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedlon, Otakar 1885 births 1973 deaths People from Svitavy District 20th-century Czech painters Czech male painters 20th-century Czech male artists