Karel Klíc
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Karel Václav Klíč was a Czech painter, photographer and illustrator. He appears to be known as one of the inventors of photogravure
(hlubotisk in Czech).
Klíč has such artistic talent that he was admitted into Art Academy in Prague
at age of 14. For mocking up superiors he got soon expelled and finished the school only in 1862. Klíč worked as photographer, caricaturist and illustrator in Brno
, Budapest
and Vienna, all the time trying to improve technology of picture reproduction. During last night of 1877 he discovered, by chance, process leading to photogravure. He further improved the process in 1890, when working in England
.
Photogravure
Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a...
(hlubotisk in Czech).
Klíč has such artistic talent that he was admitted into Art Academy in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
at age of 14. For mocking up superiors he got soon expelled and finished the school only in 1862. Klíč worked as photographer, caricaturist and illustrator in Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and Vienna, all the time trying to improve technology of picture reproduction. During last night of 1877 he discovered, by chance, process leading to photogravure. He further improved the process in 1890, when working in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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