Jan Preisler’s family worked in the local iron foundry and he attended the nearby primary schools. From an early age, he was considered to be a loner who preferred walks in the woods to playing with friends. His drawings attracted the attention of his headmaster and his parents soon received letters inviting them to send him for studies in Prague, with financial support. In 1887, at the age of fifteen, he began his studies at the School of Applied Arts, where he initially worked under František Ženíšek, but was later allowed to pursue his studies independently.
After graduating, he shared a studio with Karel Špillar. During his time at the school, he had made contact with the Mánes Union of Fine Arts and became involved in its journalistic activities. In 1896, he provided the cover for the first issue of the association's magazine Volné Směry (roughly, Free Directions) and served as its editor for several years.
He travelled to Italy in 1902, helped design the posters for the Edvard Munch exhibition of 1905 in Prague and visited Paris in 1906, where he was influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin. In 1903, he became a teacher of nude drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and served as a Professor there from 1913 until his death.
In 1914, he married Božena Pallas, from a local family involved in the production of handicrafts. They had two children. He died of pneumonia in 1918 and was interred in the family vault.
Work
Preisler originally painted in a Neo-Romantic style, but later came to prefer the allegorical approach of symbolism. In the late 1890s, under the influence of Alfons Mucha and Vojtěch Preissig, he experimented with Art Nouveau. After the turn of the century, he attempted to express the ineffable and mysterious depths of the soul, filled with melancholy and desire, finding his inspiration in poetry. In addition to his canvases, he provided decorations for several buildings, including the Municipal House and the Hotel Central.
Wikisource has original works by or about: Jan Preisler
Horová, Anděla (ed.): Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění, Prague, 1995
Kotalík, Jiří: Jan Preisler, Odeon, Prague, 1968
Matějček, Ant.: Jan Preisler, Melantrich, Prague, 1950
Wittlich, Petr et al: Jan Preisler 1872–1918, Obecní dům, Prague, 2003. ISBN80-86339-20-3.
Žákavec, Frant.: Jan Preisler, Jan Štenc, Prague, 1921.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Preisler.
ArtNet: More paintings by Preisler
Muzeum Moderního Umění: Easter, by Preisler
Blue Mountain Project, Princeton: Volné Směry
Studenty: Photograph and postage stamp
January 31, 2023
preisler, february, 1872, králův, dvůr, april, 1918, prague, czech, painter, professor, self, portrait, with, cigarette, 1900, contents, life, work, references, further, reading, external, linkslife, edit, spring, 1906, family, worked, local, iron, foundry, at. Jan Preisler 17 February 1872 in Kraluv Dvur 1 27 April 1918 in Prague was a Czech painter and art professor Self portrait with Cigarette c 1900 Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksLife Edit Spring 1906 Jan Preisler s family worked in the local iron foundry and he attended the nearby primary schools From an early age he was considered to be a loner who preferred walks in the woods to playing with friends His drawings attracted the attention of his headmaster and his parents soon received letters inviting them to send him for studies in Prague with financial support In 1887 at the age of fifteen he began his studies at the School of Applied Arts where he initially worked under Frantisek Zenisek but was later allowed to pursue his studies independently After graduating he shared a studio with Karel Spillar During his time at the school he had made contact with the Manes Union of Fine Arts and became involved in its journalistic activities In 1896 he provided the cover for the first issue of the association s magazine Volne Smery roughly Free Directions and served as its editor for several years He travelled to Italy in 1902 helped design the posters for the Edvard Munch exhibition of 1905 in Prague and visited Paris in 1906 where he was influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin In 1903 he became a teacher of nude drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and served as a Professor there from 1913 until his death In 1914 he married Bozena Pallas from a local family involved in the production of handicrafts They had two children He died of pneumonia in 1918 and was interred in the family vault Work EditPreisler originally painted in a Neo Romantic style but later came to prefer the allegorical approach of symbolism In the late 1890s under the influence of Alfons Mucha and Vojtech Preissig he experimented with Art Nouveau After the turn of the century he attempted to express the ineffable and mysterious depths of the soul filled with melancholy and desire finding his inspiration in poetry In addition to his canvases he provided decorations for several buildings including the Municipal House and the Hotel Central Black Lake c 1900 References Edit Registration record of birth and baptismFurther reading Edit Wikisource has original works by or about Jan Preisler Horova Andela ed Nova encyklopedie ceskeho vytvarneho umeni Prague 1995 Kotalik Jiri Jan Preisler Odeon Prague 1968 Matejcek Ant Jan Preisler Melantrich Prague 1950 Wittlich Petr et al Jan Preisler 1872 1918 Obecni dum Prague 2003 ISBN 80 86339 20 3 Zakavec Frant Jan Preisler Jan Stenc Prague 1921 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Preisler ArtNet More paintings by Preisler Muzeum Moderniho Umeni Easter by Preisler Blue Mountain Project Princeton Volne Smery Studenty Photograph and postage stamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Preisler amp oldid 1133054290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
