Otakar Lebeda

His artistic talent manifested itself early and, at the age of fifteen, he was enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with the landscape painter, Julius Mařák.

Originally, his works were influenced by the Realistic style of artists such as Antonín Chittussi and Camille Corot.

In the final phase of his career, he turned from pure landscapes and began concentrating on figures.

[1] For reasons that were never made clear, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the woods outside Malá Chuchle.

Eight months before his death, he made an extended visit to the spa at Žichovice, but the specific reason for it is unknown.