Zdeněk Burian

Zdeněk Michael František Burian (11 February 1905 – 1 July 1981) was a Czech painter, book illustrator and palaeoartist. Burian's artwork played a central role in the development of palaeontological reconstruction and he is regarded as one of the most influential palaeoartists of all time.

Burian began his career as an illustrator in the 1920s and became famous in his native Czechoslovakia for his illustrations of novels, mainly adventure novels and classic works. His illustrations of the novel ''The Mammoth Hunters'' (1937) by Eduard Štorch gained the attention of the Czech palaeontologist Josef Augusta, who collaborated with Burian as a scientific advisor. Their collaboration resulted in Burian's work being used in a number of books on prehistoric life written by Augusta, culminating in a series of six great illustrated volumes published in 1956–1966, the most famous of which was ''Prehistoric Animals'' (1956). After Augusta's death in 1968, Burian worked with numerous other scientists. He continued to produce artwork for further books, as well as for magazines and museums.

It is not known precisely how many paintings Burian produced, with estimates ranging between 1000 and 20,000. Between 500 and 800 of his paintings were prehistoric reconstructions. In total, his illustrations were published in over 500 books, out of which approximately two dozen were on prehistory. Many of his paintings have reached an iconic status; they were extensively copied by later artists and influenced conceptions of dinosaurs and how they were depicted in popular culture. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Němcová, Božena, 1820-1862
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by Štorch, Eduard, 1878-1956
Published 1982
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by Hoffmannová, Eva
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by Štorch, Eduard, 1878-1956
Published 1966
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by Štorch, Eduard, 1878-1956
Published 1979
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by Štorch, Eduard, 1878-1956
Published 1983
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by Mazák, Vratislav, 1937-1987
Published 1977
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by Luskač, Rudolf, 1899-1971
Published 1966
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by Kubík, Čestmír, 1925-
Published 1958
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by Kleibl, Josef, 1931-
Published 1976
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by Špinar, Zdeněk V., 1926-1995
Published 1984
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by Augusta, Josef, 1903-1968
Published 1961
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by Augusta, Josef, 1903-1968
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by Augusta, Josef, 1903-1968
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by Augusta, Josef, 1903-1968
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