Adolf Kašpar

Adolf Kašpar (27 December 1877 in Bludov[1] – 29 June 1934 in Železná Ruda), was a Czech painter and illustrator.

The son of a general wares dealer, Kašpar studied at Prague Academy under Maxmilián Pirner.

[2] His mentor was Hanus Schwaiger,[3] a famous Czech painter and children's book illustrator.

Schwaiger recommended Kašpar to the academy[4] and exerted much influence over his life and art.

His illustrations can also be found in other works by Alois Jirásek, Jan Neruda, Karel Václav Rais and František Ladislav Čelakovský.