Josef Liesler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josef Liesler

Czech painter

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1912

Place of Birth: Vidolice, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 23-Aug-2005

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Josef Liesler (19 September 1912, in Vidolice near Kadan – 23 August 2005, in Prague) was a Czech surrealist painter, graphic designer, illustrator, exlibris and postage stamp designer. He studied art at University of the Architecture and Structural Engineering, Prague in 1934-38 under professors Cyril Bouda, Oldrich Blažícek, and Josef Sejpka.
He became a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts (1942) and SCUG Hollar (1945).
He illustrated over one hundred book titles and he created many drawings of postage stamps and exlibris.
He received a UNESCO award for the finest stamp design (Hydrologic decade).
His production is represented in many prominent Czech and international collections, including the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. He was married to Blazena Málková and has two sons.