French autor of Czech origin

Olga Schrüfer-Kozlova was born on March 26, 1947, in western Bohemia. Interesting fact: at the age of 7, she participated in a nationwide competition on the theme "Fairy Tale – Míša's New Tooth" and won first place among 10,000 children. This event influenced her future artistic development. She graduated from high school and the Higher School of Tourism Economics in Karlovy Vary, where she also studied fine arts under Professor Ludva. During the Prague Spring of 1968, she left for West Germany and continued her studies in fine arts under Professor Hinsche in Göttingen. Since 1979, she has exhibited regularly in Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, the Czech Republic, France, New York, Texas, California, and Canada. Her works are part of private and public collections in these countries and many others; over the years, the artist has gained a prominent position in the European art scene. After spending time in Florida and on the French Riviera, she settled at Château de Fréfossé in the Étretat region. She took a long break from art and devoted herself entirely to caring for her seriously ill partner. After some time, she returned to painting: Étretat and the landscapes of Normandy inspired her to take a new direction in her work, focusing on the sun, light, and landscape of this French coast. "Colors are the deeds and sufferings of light," she quotes Goethe. Her current work is reappearing in exhibitions and on art websites – she recently exhibited in Venice and Issy-les-Moulineaux, and by the end of 2025 she will have an exhibition in Le Havre.

She is represented in various public collections in Barcelona, Paris, Milan, and other cities, and her works can be found, for example, on the Singulart portal. The work on offer, acquired directly from the painter's studio, is part of a collection of works inspired by Normandy, capturing the endless beauty and transformations of light and landscape in the area where she currently lives. Her works have been unjustly overlooked in the Czech Republic until now.