Artist

1883-1964

graphic artist

Karel Vik was a Czech graphic artist, illustrator and painter . Between 1,902 - 1908 he studied landscape painting with Rudolf von Ottenfeld at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Following the success of the graphic exhibition in Leipzig, he began creating graphics, a large part of his work consisted of woodcuts .

 In Prague, he co-founded Hollar. Soon he moved to Turnova , where he participated in the founding of Turnovské work (especially in conjunction with Karl Kinsky. Чешкий графикSince 1941 he was a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts"

Karel Vik was a Czech visual artist who was born in 1883. Many works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'House by the Golden Well' sold at Dorotheum, Prague 'Fine Art - Prague' in 2015. The artist died in 1964.

 

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