Description
Bohumil Mareček (1884–1962) was a prominent Czech painter, figurative artist and portraitist, who in his work seamlessly continued the tradition of Czech academic painting of the late 19th century. He first acquired his artistic foundations at the Prague School of Applied Arts under the guidance of professors Emanuel Krescence Liška, Felix Jenewein and Karel Vítězslav Mašek. He subsequently continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in the studios of renowned masters Vojtěch Hynais and František Ženíšek. He further broadened his horizons during private study trips to Munich and Rome, and after returning to Prague he began teaching at his own successful school of drawing and painting.
In his artistic work, Mareček focused primarily on figurative painting and portraits. He is particularly famous for his masterful depiction of female nudes in intimate and sensual moments, as exemplified by his famous painting “The Toilet” from 1930. His painting style was based on a rigorous academic approach, which gave him high technical proficiency. Thanks to this, his works are characterized by extraordinary detail and the use of subtle color tones.
