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Jaromír Funke (1 August 1896 – 22 March 1945) was a leading Czech photographer during the 1920s and 1930s.

Early life

Funke was born to a wealthy family in house No. 238 in Skuteč on 1 August 1896, the son of Antonín Funke, Bohemian-German lawyer (son of Josef Funke, a Kolín draper) and his wife Miloslava, the daughter of Professor František Potůček.^[1] He studied medicine, law, and philosophy at the Charles University in Prague and the University of Bratislava but did not graduate and instead turned to photography.^[2]

Style

Funke was recognized for his “photographic games” using mirrors, lights, and insignificant objects, such as plates, bottles, or glasses, to create unique works.^[1] In his still life imagery he created abstracts of forms and shadows reminiscent of photograms.^[3] His work was regarded as logical, original and expressive in nature.^[2] A typical feature of Funke's work would be the “dyna Jaromír Funke - Wikipedia MAME