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Otto Gutfreund (1889 - 1927) was a prominent Cubist sculptor of Czech origins and was the first member of the art world to present a Cubist sculpture: the first sculpture recognized by art historian Douglas Cooper as "Anxiety", finished in 1911 and presented in Paris in 1912.
In Prague, Gutfreund studied for three years at the College of Decorative Arts and then traveled to Paris, where he met Auguste Rodin and studied under Antoine Bourdelle at the Grande Chaumiere Academy. After a year of study, Gutfreund left Paris and traveled around the Netherlands, Great Britain and Belgium, after which he returned to his native country and established himself in Prague as a successful and influential artist. Read the full biography

Otto Gutfreund (1889 - 1927) was a prominent Cubist sculptor of Czech origins and was the first member of the art world to present a Cubist sculpture: the first sculpture recognized by art historian Douglas Cooper as "Anxiety", finished in 1911 and presented in Paris in 1912.
In Prague, Gutfreund studied for three years at the College of Decorative Arts and then traveled to Paris, where he met Auguste Rodin and studied under Antoine Bourdelle at the Grande Chaumiere Academy. After a year of study, Gutfreund left Paris and traveled around the Netherlands, Great Britain and Belgium, after which he returned to his native country and established himself in Prague as a successful and influential artist. Gutfreund participated in numerous exhibitions in his native country, Germany and France and was introduced to artists such as Juan Gris and Pablo Picasso, to name a few. Gutfreund was in France at the start of World War I and enlisted in the French Foreign Legion; he fought in the battles of the Somme, L'Artois and Champagne regions.
After the war, Gutfreund returned to his hometown of Dvůr Králové nad Labem and began creating and exhibiting works of art. He subsequently received the appointment of professor of architectural sculpture in Prague at the College of Decorative Arts.