Soběslav Pinkas, originally Hippolyt Karel Maria František Pinkas (7 October 1827,

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- 30 December 1901, Prague) was a Czech

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painter and political

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Biography

His father, , was a politician and, later, a leading figure in the

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. After completing his basic education, he studied law. At that time, he changed his name to "

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" to show his support for

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. He is believed to have been among the group of students that held Count Leopold von Thun hostage during the June Uprising.Wikisource
Brief biography from

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. In 1849, after the revolution was suppressed, he found it necessary to change careers and enrolled at the

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where he worked in the studios of

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. On the advice of

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, he transferred to the

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, but stayed for only two months before taking private lessons from . In 1854, he received a scholarship to study in France, where he worked in the studios of

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. While there, he exhibited at the

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, got married, and came under the influence of

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@ Libri. He also was a frequent visitor to the art colony in

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. He returned to Bohemia after his father's death in 1865 to look after his family. Later, he accepted a position as a drawing teacher, which he held for twenty-five years. He also taught courses for women at the Academy's graduate school and participated in planning the National Theater. Throughout his later years, he maintained his contacts with France; working for the

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and contributing to publications such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1885, he built a cottage in Sázava, where he had been impressed by the scenery. Four years after his death, the actor

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, his grandson, was born at that cottage.

Selected paintings

File:Pinkas-boy-gun.JPG, Boy with a Gun File:Pinkas-Montmartre.jpg, Workers on

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File:Pinkas-oration.jpg, Prayer for a Hanged Man

References

External links

"Prayer for a Hanged Man" (the Hangman?)
@ Alšova jihočeská galerie
MKG Hamburg: Collection Online: Daguerreotype of Hippolyt Pinkas
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Biography

Selected paintings

References

Further reading

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