The Aviator - Břetislav Benda
The sculpture “The Aviator” by the Czech academic sculptor Břetislav Benda was awarded as the President of the Czechoslovak Republic’s Prize to the winner of the International Aviation Rally in Pilsen in 1931. The model for this piece is his life-size statue from 1925, installed on the building of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic in Prague 6.
A certificate of authenticity has been issued for the object (see photograph).
Břetislav Benda (1897–1983) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and was a student of the founders of modern Czech sculpture, J. V. Myslbek and Jan Štursa. During his lifetime, he created an extensive body of work – many small sculptures and more than a hundred life-size and larger-than-life sculptures, located in the Czech Republic and abroad. Benda's work can be considered the culmination of Jan Štursa's artistic legacy.
Data sheet
- Origin:
- Břetislav Benda
- Technique/ Materials:
- Bronze
- Height:
- 33 cm