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Bolech and Ondříček's wife, montage

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Name:: Bolech and Ondříček's wife, montage
Description:: In the Šechtl family archive there is a photograph of Prof. Bolech with a female pupil. It is said of the painting of St Cecilia that its frame was made by Prof. Bolech's wife and is made from bread crust. It came into the possession of the organ builder V. Skopek (the firm was founded by his grandfather Meisner, then taken over by the father of Vl. Skopek). Vl. Skopek and his sister Klára Pírková had no children. At the end of the 1960s Mrs Klára donated three paintings to the deanery, to P. V. Žitný. He decided that the painting of St Cecilia would look best at Klokoty.
On 25 February 1970 Mrs K. Pírková wrote to him:
"Dear Dean,
Last autumn I was in Klokoty and at the same time I went into the church. When leaving, as usual I always look up at the organ loft. There I saw St Cecilia and I acknowledge that there could have been no more suitable place.
Thank you very much, Dean. I wish you much good health. With highest respect,
Klara Pírková - Skopková"

The paintings of the Virgin Mary and the Lord Jesus on a dark background were also at the deanery, but we do not know whether they are the same ones as in the photograph. Both portraits of Mr Meisner and V. Skopek were in the library at the deanery. After P. V. Ž.'s departure they are probably in the attic.
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Author:: Šechtl & Voseček archive
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Keywords:: Bolech, houslistka, music, interior
Material:: negative18x24
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