Karel Liebscher

Karel Liebscher (24 February 1851, Prague - 20 April 1906, Prague) was a Czech landscape painter and illustrator. His brother was the history painter Adolf Liebscher.

Karel Liebscher by Jan Vilímek (1887).

Biography

He displayed an early talent for drawing but, at first, did not considered that to be a practical way to earn a living. Therefore, he studied engineering and took a position as an assistant with the Building Authority. After a short time, however, he came down with a nervous disorder (possibly from drinking too much coffee) that required rest and quiet.[1] During stays at various health spas in Graefenberg, Tábor and Letiny, he studied nature and began painting. His first illustrations were published in 1879. He enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in 1883 where he studied with Eduard von Lichtenfels.[1]

His first major exhibition took place in Prague in 1885, where he exhibited with his brother Adolf.[1] The primary themes of his works were Czech monuments, old buildings and landscapes. He later travelled to what is now Croatia, producing images of the Mediterranean coast. Many of his illustrations were used by Jan Otto in his regular magazines (Golden Prague) and special editions (Bohemia by Bedřich Bernau; Castles and Chateaux by August Sedláček).[1]

Selected illustrations
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gollark: It's interesting to actually look at the ethics and underlying causes and whatever instead of just "no discussing this"? We have a cool and rare thing here and it might not be portable to other places.
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References
  1. Sdružení Liebscher: Biography

Other sources

This article incorporates selections of the following material from the Czech Language Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Ústav pro českou literaturu Akademie věd České republiky)

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