13 Works, Today, March 15th. is artist Augustin Němejc's day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #073

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

The curtain of the Municipal Theater in Pilsen

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Augustin Němejc (15 March 1861, Nepomuk – 16 August 1938, Plzeň) was a Czech painter, known for his portrayals of village life and costumes from the Plzeň Region.

Němejc was born in Nepomuk in 1861, son of a butcher and brewer. In 1875, he was apprenticed to a watchmaker. After becoming a journeyman, he travelled extensively to improve his skills. This included a stay in Italy, where visits to art galleries inspired him to become a painter instead.

Augustin Němejc

The Thirsty Feast Day Visitor

Oil on canvas

52 x 35 cm 

On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Hopeless Love, circa 1890

Oil on canvas

88 x 68 cm

Nepomuk

Augustin Nemejc (1861–1938)

In front of mirror

Oil on canvas

130 x 80 cm. (51.2 x 31.5 in.)

Private collection

Augustin Nemejc (1861–1938)

Nude of a young woman in a landscape

Oil on canvas

68.5 x 55 cm. (27 x 21.7 in.)

Private collection

Němejc began taking lessons from František Sequens and Maximilian Pirner at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich with Alexander von Wagner, then worked as a painter and art teacher in Plzeň.

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938) 

Study for the curtain

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Detail; The curtain of the Municipal Theater in Pilsen

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His painting "Hopeless Love" (See above) won a major award at the General Land Centennial Exhibition in 1891. It also earned him a one-year scholarship to study in Paris where he worked with Vojtěch Hynais, who had created the curtain for the Prague National Theater (See above).

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Luneta: Pottery market

West Bohemian Museum

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Luneta: Pottery market

West Bohemian Museum

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938) 

Lunette: Circumcision

West Bohemian Museum

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938) 

Detail; Lunette: Circumcision

West Bohemian Museum

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In 1900, as a result of this experience, he was commissioned to create a curtain for the new Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre. At about the same time, he painted lunettes (See above) at the recently completed West Bohemian Museum. He also created monumental paintings for the Higher Economic School, now a satellite institute of Charles University. From 1907 to 1925, he was a teacher at the girls' lyceum.

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Part I of the triptychon for the ship Pilsna

West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Part II of the triptychon for the ship Pilsna

West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen

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Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Part III of the triptychon for the ship Pilsna

West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen

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He is best known as a regionalist, focusing on costumes and village life from the surrounding areas. A museum has been opened at his family home in Nepomuk and, on the 150th anniversary of his birth in 2011, a memorial plaque was placed at his home in Plzeň. More on Augustin Němejc

Augustin Němejc  (1861–1938)

Bagpipers and mermaids, c. 1938

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