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Josef Mařatka (21 May 1874 – 20 April 1937) was aCzech sculptor. His work was influenced byAntoine Bourdelle.
Josef Mařatka was born inPrague on 21 May 1874. His father, Wilhelm Mařatka, was ashoemaker. From 1889 to 1896, he studied at theSchool of Applied Arts underCelda Klouček,[1] who was apaleontologist as well as a sculptor. In 1899, he attended theAcademy of Fine Arts, where he studied withJosef Václav Myslbek. The following year, he went to Paris and was briefly employed in the studios ofAuguste Rodin.[1] His first exhibition was held in Prague in 1902. He married Zdeňka Procházková (1890–1980) in 1912. Their son,Zdeněk [cs], became a prominentgastroenterologist.
He began by responding to the influences he had absorbed from theexpressionist movement, incorporating elements ofsymbolism andArt Nouveau. His most important work from this period is theOpuštěna Ariadna (AbandonedAriadne, 1903). He later came under the influence ofAntoine Bourdelle. After World War I, he returned to the styles he had learned from Myslbek, combiningNeoclassicism with a bit of earlySocialist Realism; for example,Praha svým vítězným synům (Prague's Victorious Sons) at theEmmaus Monastery.[2] The monument was destroyed during theGerman Occupation and restored in 1998. After 1920, he worked as a Professor at theAcademy of Arts, Architecture and Design.
Between 1921 and 1926, he created thirteen monuments of various sizes, honoring Czech President,Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, one of which is in San Francisco. His work was also part of thesculpture event in theart competition at the1932 Summer Olympics.[3]
Mařatka died in Prague on 20 April 1937.
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