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Hermína Cecílie Josefa Laukotová (24 January 1853 – 17 January 1931) was a Czech painter, graphic artist and art teacher.

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Biography Hermína Laukotová was born on 24 January 1853 in Prague, Austrian Empire. Her father was the dentist and surgeon, Josef Laukota. Her mother, Antonia, was the daughter of Josef Riedel; the founder of a famous glassworks. She displayed some artistic talent while still quite young. Her family was wealthy enough to provide her with a wide education and the opportunity for travels abroad. She received her first private art lessons in the studios of Karel Javůrek. Later, she took lessons from one of Javůrek's earlier students, Jenny Schermaulová (1828-1909). Her final studies in Prague were with the portrait painter, Jan Adolf Brandeis. In 1882, she went to Paris, where she completed her training in graphic techniques. Two years later, she moved to Antwerp, where she worked with Charles Verlat. While there, she visited the Frisian Islands and painted mostly maritime scenes. In 1883, she belonged to the Secessionist art groups Als ik Kan in Antwerpen. From 1885 to 1887, she lived in Munich, where she took more lessons at the Ladies' Academy of Painting with Ludwig von Herterich, then more private lessons with Doris Raab, who taught her etching; a subject she pursued further with William Unger in Vienna.…Citește mai mult