Vaclav Rabas (1885-1954)
Aliases:
Václav Rabas;
Wenzel Rabas
Professions:
Painter;
Sculptor;
Illustrator
Biography
(b
krusovice,
nr
rakovník,
13
nov
1885;
d
prague,
26
oct
1954).
czech
painter,
graphic
artist
and
sculptor.
he
studied
at
the
prague
academy
of
fine
arts,
in
1906–9
under
bohumír
roubalík
(1845–1928),
vlaho
bukovac
and
hanus
schwaiger,
and
in
1911–13
under
max
svabinsky.
he
was
a
member
of
the
fine
arts
section
of
the
artistic
forum
(umelecká
beseda)
in
prague
from
1909,
and
he
later
became
chairman
for
several
years.
he
exhibited
regularly
with
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(b krusovice, nr rakovník, 13 nov 1885; d prague, 26 oct 1954). czech painter, graphic artist and sculptor. he studied at the prague academy of fine arts, in 1906–9 under bohumír roubalík (1845–1928), vlaho bukovac and hanus schwaiger, and in 1911–13 under max svabinsky. he was a member of the fine arts section of the artistic forum (umelecká beseda) in prague from 1909, and he later became chairman for several years. he exhibited regularly with the forum from 1910. he was a founding member of the hollar association of graphic artists (sdruzeni grafiku hollar). he made study trips to italy (1912, 1924) and paris (1913), and he had numerous exhibitions in czechoslovakia. predominantly a landscape painter, in his youth he more frequently painted figure compositions. his early work, largely academic, was influenced by impressionism. in the 1920s, inspired by cézanne and derain, rabas adopted a less descriptive, more personal, stylized manner, with subdued colours. he concentrated on themes expressing the simple everyday realities of the czech countryside (e.g. krusovice i , 1919–20; prague, n.g., trade fair pal.), concerned in particular with spirituality and fertility. his landscapes are characterized by terse, austere brushstrokes accenting the dramatic (e.g. an everyday motif , 1929; prague, n.g., trade fair pal.). in the early 1930s he extended his range of earthy colours. his later works were almost allegorical (e.g. the cycle of 24 paintings bread , 1939; prague, n.g., trade fair pal.) and were lyrical and contemplative. his final works, however, adapted to the ideological demands of the times and often do not extend beyond a superficial description of the subject. he produced two woodcut cycles of six, for mother and czech heads , and also worked in etching (e.g. the sower) and drypoint (e.g. harvest). his sculptures include the sower (h. 400 mm, 1917; prague, n.g., zbraslav castle) and the bronze mother’s head (h. 230 mm, 1924; prague, n.g., zbraslav castle)
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