Vincenc Benes (1883-1979)

Aliases: Vincenc Beneś; Vincenc Beneš

Professions: Painter

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  BENES Vincenc (22. 1. 1883 Velke Lisice near

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  Vincenc Beneš (1883-1979)

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  BENES Vincenc (22. 1. 1883 Velke Lisice u Chlumce

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  BENES Vincenc (22. 1. 1883 Velke Lisice near

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Vincenc Benes Biography

(b Velké Lisice, nr Chlumec nad Cidlinou, 22 Jan 1883; d Prague, 27 March 1979). Czech painter, writer and theorist. In 1902–4 he studied at the Prague School of Applied Art and in 1904–7 at the Academy of Fine Arts. After visiting Dresden, Berlin, Munich and Paris, he returned to Prague and joined THE EIGHT (i) , which had been set up by his former fellow students; he exhibited at the group’s second show in 1908. His early work was influenced by the ideas of Bohumil Kubista, with whom he shared a workshop. Although basically an uncomplicated, sensual painter, he attempted to keep well informed about contemporary artistic trends. In 1910–14 he became a fervent devotee of Cubism and, together with Emil Filla, adhered faithfully to the style of Picasso and Braque. He was one of the founders (1911) of the GROUP OF PLASTIC ARTISTS and contributed theoretical articles to its journal, Umelecky mesícník . No consistent reconstruction of his paintings before World War I can be made because most of his Cubist works were later destroyed. His process of crystallization in relation to the painting of space culminated in Cardplayers at a Table (1911; Ostrava, A.G.). Among the best examples of his hermetic period is Still-life with Glass Jug (1912–13, Litomerice, N. Boh. Gal. F.A.). His Cubist work met with acclaim not only in Bohemia but also in Germany, where he was much appreciated by Herwarth Walden and Franz Marc. He endeavoured to reach a compromise between modern and traditional painting in Military Funeral (1915; Prague, N.G.), a massive figure painting. Inspired by the war, he infused the scene with inner pathos while employing the geometric structure of Cubism. He soon found a solution to his creative contradictions by inclining towards sensuous realism. He devoted himself to painting landscapes and still-lifes, and by the end of the 1920s his work was dominated by a range of colours similar to Bonnard’s. After World War II he painted decorative pictures influenced by Neo-Impressionism.

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