About Josef Anton Trčka
Lived 1893 – 1940 (aged 46). Josef Anton Trčka was an Austrian photographer, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, writer and translator.
Anton Josef Trčka (7 September 1893 – 16 March 1940) was an Austrian-Czech photographer, painter and poet. He was mostly known for his portraits, which he signed with the name "Antios," a combination of his first and middle names. His studio was destroyed by a bomb in 1944, and photographs of artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele are some of the few surviving examples of his work.
Biography Trčka was born on 7 September 1893 in Vienna to Czech parents who came from Moravia hence throughout his life he was connected with both Germanic and Czech cultures. He lived and worked in Prague and Vienna.
Trčka was married to Clara Schlesinger. He died in Vienna on 16 III 1940 aged 46, from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Who was Josef Anton Trčka?
Czech photographer (1893-1940)
When was Josef Anton Trčka born?
Josef Anton Trčka was born on 7 September 1893 in Vienna.
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Josef Anton Trčka died on 17 March 1940 in Vienna.
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Josef Anton Trčka was a photographer, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, writer and translator.
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Josef Anton Trčka was Austrian.
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