Karl Postl (painter)
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Karl Postl was an Austria
n painter who had a career in Prague
during the early 19th century. An instructor at the Prague Academy, he also served as a scene painter for the Estates Theatre
. Most of his work was in the field of graphic design
, but a few paintings by his hand exist; some are in the collection of the National Gallery in Prague
. Antonín Mánes
was his only pupil.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n painter who had a career in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
during the early 19th century. An instructor at the Prague Academy, he also served as a scene painter for the Estates Theatre
Estates Theatre
The Estates Theatre or Stavovské divadlo is a historic theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. The Estates Theatre was annexed to the National Theatre in 1948 and currently draws on three artistic ensembles, opera, ballet, and drama, which perform at the Estates Theatre, the National Theatre , and the...
. Most of his work was in the field of graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, but a few paintings by his hand exist; some are in the collection of the National Gallery in Prague
National Gallery in Prague
The National Gallery in Prague is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, Czech Republic. It is housed in different locations within the city, the largest being the Veletržní Palác....
. Antonín Mánes
Antonín Mánes
Antonín Mánes was a Czech painter. The only pupil of Austrian painter Karl Postl, he was active as a landscapist. He was much influenced by painters of the Dutch Golden Age, such as Jacob van Ruisdael; he was also exposed to the work of Caspar David Friedrich and Johan Christian Clausen-Dahl,...
was his only pupil.
Reference
- Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, ed. 19th-Century Art in Bohema: (1790-1910) - Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts. Prague; National Gallery in Prague, 2009.