01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #116

Jakub Schikaneder

Utonulá/Drowned, c. 1893

Pastel

height 455 mm, width 880 mm

National Gallery in Prague

Jakub Schikaneder (February 27, 1855 in Prague – November 15, 1924 in Prague) was a painter from Bohemia. 

Schikaneder came from the family of a German customs office clerk. Despite the family's poor background, he was able to pursue his studies, thanks in part to his family's love of art. After having completed his studies in Prague and Munich (1871–1879), Schikaneder, alongside Emanuel Krescenc Liška, was involved in the furnishing of the royal box in the National Theatre in Prague; however, this work was lost in a fire in 1881. After his work in the National Theatre, Schikaneder travelled through Europe, visiting Germany, England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and France. From 1891 until 1923 he taught in Prague's Art College. Schikaneder counted amongst those who admired the Munich School of the end of the 19th century.


He died in 1924 and was buried in Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague. More on Jakub Schikaneder

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