Mikuláš Medek
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Mikuláš Medek was a prominent Czech painter known for his distinctive, emotionally charged postwar surrealist and existential works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mikuláš Medek canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Czech painter
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-11-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-08-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
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Academy of Fine Arts in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | postwar art ⓘ |
| exhibition |
National Gallery Prague
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Rudolfinum Gallery, Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Rudolf Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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surrealist painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Mikuláš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian iconography
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European Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ war experiences ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Czech ⓘ |
| movement |
Existentialism
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Informel NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Mikuláš Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Czech ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotionally charged imagery
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existential painting ⓘ postwar surrealist works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cycle of "Signs in Space" paintings
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Cycle of "Stigmata" paintings ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | persecuted by communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Ivan Medek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Emila Medková NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
symbolic abstraction
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textural painting ⓘ |
| theme |
existential anxiety
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human suffering ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Czechoslovakia
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Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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