Lot 132

Vincenc Vingler (1911 - 1981) INJURED HERON

Sculptor Vincenc Vingler studied under Professors Jan Lauda and Karel Štipl at the School of Applied Arts in Prague. He worked as an artist at Unitaria Theater and the Prague Children's Theater, was the head stage set designer at Kladno Theater, and worked with Horácké Theater in Jihlava. He sculpted and drew, focusing on birds and animals. It was not until the end of his life that he created human figures. From 1949 he was a designer at the Czechoslovak Ceramics Factory; he was a member of the Union of Fine Artists and from 1947 a member of Umělecká Beseda. He held his last solo exhibition at Old Town Hall in 1981. His work is extensively represented in the collection of sculptures and drawings at Prague City Gallery, which hosted a large exhibition of his work at Troja Chateau in 2014.