Emil Lauffer
1837–1909 (age 72)
Biography
Emil Lauffer painted with a fidelity to observation that celebrated the dignity of everyday life, whether in rural hamlets or urban streets. His compositions balanced truthful detail and sensitive color, inviting viewers to pause amid the rush of modernity.
The warmth that radiates from his canvases now rests alongside his name at Olšany Cemetery, where admirers honor the calm rigor of an artist who chronicled the rhythms of his era.