Max Švabinský

Max Švabinský ( born September 17, 1873 in Kroměříž, † February 10, 1962 in Prague) was a Czech painter and graphic artist.

Life

Max Švabinský was born on September 17, 1873 in Kroměříž. Together with Jan Preisler, Antonín Slavíček and Miloš Jiránek he was one of the founders of modern Czech art. Švabinský and his wife Ela stayed at the beginning of the 20th century, often together with the family in Kozlov near Česká Vejrych Třebova. There he was inspired to many of his landscape paintings. At this time he painted some of his most famous works, such as "poor area ". Due to the high quality of his graphic work, he was appointed in 1910 professor at the Prague Academy of Arts. He also designed many Czechoslovak stamps, including the very common definitives with the portrait of the president Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. In 1945 he received the honorary title of National Artist and to the right to use a studio at the Prague Academy of Arts for life. He died on 10 February 1962 in Prague.

To Švabinský famous paintings include:

• Chudý kraj ( poor area ) 1900 oil on canvas, 179x246cm
• Splynutí Dusi ( fusion of souls) 1896 Oil on canvas, 65,5 x45, 5cm
• Růžový portrét 1898 ( Pink Portrait ) Oil on canvas, 152x135cm
• Kulatý portrét 1897 ( Round Portrait ) Oil on canvas, 105.5 cm Ø
• Camellia ( Camellia ) 1903 Pen, brush, Indian ink; watercolor 1220x607mm