Early Life
Otto Gutfreund was born in the town of Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Bohemia, as the 4th of 5 children of Karel and Emilie Gutfreund. During 1903–1906 he studied at Škola výtvarných umění (School of Creative Arts) in the town of Bechyně. After completion, he attended Umělecko-průmyslová škola (College of Decorative Arts) in Prague for the next three years. In 1909 Gutfreund discovered the works of Antoine Bourdelle during his exhibition in Prague organized by the artistic group SVU Mánes. He studied with Bourdelle from 1909 to 1910. In November Gutfreund travelled to Paris and enrolled to study at Bourdelle’s sculpture class at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In Paris he met Auguste Rodin and discovered medieval art. After a year Gutfreund left Bourdelle’s teaching course and travelled to Great Britain, Belgium, and the Netherlands before returning to Prague.
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