Emil Filla

Emil Filla
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(1882–1953) Czech painter and sculptor (1882–1953)

Emil Filla (1882–1953) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a printmaker. By year of birth, Emil Filla belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

Emil Filla was born in Chropyně and died in Prague. Emil Filla trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Wikidata associates Emil Filla with cubism. Emil Filla became a member of Mánes Union of Fine Arts. Emil Filla was awarded Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, class III.

The catalogue has 2 works by Emil Filla with free images. The dated works span the years 1907–1908. Nationalgalleriet i Prag holds at least one work by Emil Filla.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henri Alphonse Barnoin, George Marston, Rudolf Grossmann, Antonín Procházka, and Oscar Lüthy.