Radimský Václav 1867–1946
River with reeds, after 1910
oil, cardboard, frame, professionally restored, 49.8 × 59.5 cm, sign. PD Radimský
The expert opinion of PhDr. Michael Zachař is attached.
From the opinion of PhDr. Michael Zachar
The assessed work from the peak period of 1910 does not lack compositional clarity,
coloristic sophistication or the ability to capture the atmospheric moment
in the daily weather cycle. It is a well-painted open air
painting in Radimsky's typical brush technique with distinctive strokes, layered
strokes, layered pastes with alternating several brushes. The principle of remote
horizon and deep diagonal axis he mastered during his French stay before
1900, as evidenced by the monumental canvas Potok v Giverny (Blažíčková,
cat. no. 70), and further developed in more modest variants (Wind in the bulrushes, cat. no. 123,
Autumn by the river, cat. No. 128) and more spectacular (Storm on the Seine, cat. No. 135). Radimský
here he captures the character of a flat water-endowed region and ranks
to similar paintings published by Blažíčková on pages 230 to 250.
Subject quality image, which is incorporated into the author's favorite series according to
modeled by his teacher Monet, he raises awareness of the method of Radim's processing
one specific motive. In any case, it is an engaging image of high
artistic level, the discovery of which contributes to a more complete knowledge of top work
one of our best impressionists.
A native of Kolín, the academic painter VÁCLAV RADIMSKÝ (1867–1946) belongs
to the most famous Czech artists in the world and to the most important landscape painters
impressionism in the context of Europe. After studying in Munich and Vienna, he left for
France, where he worked first in Barbizon and then for many years in the painting colony of Claude
Monet in Giverny, where he mastered and brilliantly varied Monet's impressionism.
He gained his quality and fame above all, especially in the long run
to work intently alongside the great world landscape architect Monet directly
in his home environment. After returning to Bohemia after the First World War, he practiced
learned method here with more else with less potential committed to their own
grateful clientele. He was one of the dazzling phenomena and collector's staples.
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auction 58
starting price
140 000 CZK
€ 5 501
hammer price
140 000 CZK