Adolf Träger
(1888 - 1965) | Painter |
Adolf Träger was born in
České Budějovice and was one of the founders of modern art and
sculpture in South Bohemia. Träger studied at the Academy of Arts
in Prague where he was exposed to many works of art of famous
painters. He was especially attracted to the French impressionists
as well as the paintings of Miloš Jiránek and Antonín Slavíček. He
lived permanently in České Budějovice. His dream was to devote his
life to painting but at the beginning he became a professor of
drawing at a secondary school. Träger loved České Budějovice, the
countryside of South Bohemia, the historical town of Český Krumlov
and the Vltava river surroundings. His supreme works of art are
"The End of Winter in Český Krumlov" and "Spring in Český Krumlov".
He also painted still-life with flowers and attractive parts of the
country.
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