[1] He was student of Kamil Hilbert, Stanislav Sucharda, Felix Jenewein, Otakar Hostinský, František Ženíšek and Maximilian Pirner.

He created his own distinctive ornament, drawn from the sources of Moravian folk art.

[1][3] Köhler specialized in frescoes and sgraffiti, but he also worked with the ceramic mosaic technique.

During his life he created or designed 40 mosaic works, including decoration of 11 Stations of the Cross on the pilgrimage Hostýn hill.

[3] His notable works include: In 1928, Köhler was awarded Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice decoration by the pope for the lithography of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prostějov, which also appeared on postage stamps.