Břetislav Bartoš on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Břetislav Bartoš (7 May 1893 in
www.frenstat.cz
In 1914 he co-founded the art association Koliba (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
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 (; ) 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 protected by law as an urban monument z ...
– 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 Professor Hanuš Schwaiger.In 1914 he co-founded the art association Koliba (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), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...
.
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 paintersReferences
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartos, Bretislav 1893 births 1926 deaths People from Frenštát pod Radhoštěm 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis 20th-century Czech painters 20th-century Czech male artists Czech male painters Czechoslovak military personnel of World War I Infectious disease deaths in Czechoslovakia Tuberculosis deaths in the Czech Republic