Josef Václav Myslbek

Josef Václav Myslbek
Jan Vilímek, Public domain

(1848–1922) tjeckisk skulptör

Josef Václav Myslbek (1848–1922) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Josef Václav Myslbek belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Josef Václav Myslbek was born in New Town and died in Old Town. Josef Václav Myslbek trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. The teachers included Tomáš Seidan, Josef Matyáš Trenkwald, and Ernst Julius Hähnel. Josef Václav Myslbek worked in Germany. The awards include Order of Franz Joseph and Decoration for Art and Science (Austria-Hungary). The students included Břetislav Benda.

One of the best-known works is ‘Statue of St. Wenceslaus’. The catalogue has 3 works by Josef Václav Myslbek with free images. The dated works span the years 1892–1993.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Baud-Bovy, Gustav Bauernfeind, Marguerite Charpentier, and Robert Walker Macbeth.