Bohumil Kafka
Bohumil Kafka was a Czech sculptor and pedagogue.
Life
Bohumil Kafka was born on 14 February 1878 in Nová Paka. He studied in Prague with sculptor Josef Václav Myslbek before moving to Vienna and then Paris to continue his studies. He worked in London, Berlin and Rome before returning and settling in Prague. He frequently worked in an Expressive symbolist style, was a noted animalier as well as being known for his decorative sculpture. He was considered a predecessor to the Art Nouveau style and was highly influenced by the works of Auguste Rodin. He died on 24 November 1942 in Prague.Work
- Decoration of the National House in Prostějov and the Vojáček family monument in front of it, 1905-1907
- Orpheus, bronze, 1922
- The Kiss, bronze, 1919
- Statue of Karel Havlíček Borovský, bronze, 1918-1924, Havlíčkův Brod
- Awakening, marble, 1925-26
- Statue of Josef Mánes in front of the Mánes Bridge, bronze
- Statue of Jan Žižka at the National Monument at Vítkov
- Statue of General M. R. Štefánik in Bratislava
- Somnambula, bronze
- Bust of Tomáš Masaryk, bronze, 1925,
- Bust of JUDr. Karel Kramář, bronze, plaster model
- Bust of František Xaver Jerie, bronze