The submitted diploma thesis is focused on life of aristocrat Karl Kinsky (1958-1919), a member of the famous aristocracy family of Kinsky. The author aims on Karl's personality development and in particular on his diplomatic career. The Kinsky family was one of the most powerful aristocracy family in monarchy. Based on this fact, the author aims on family environment, from which Karl came, his relationship to horses and horse races that in 1883 led him to the victory in prestigious Great National Liverpool Steeplechase, one of the most demanding horse race. This thesis describes Karl Kinsky's career in diplomatic services of Austria-Hungary, which he started in Great Britain in 1881. It focuses on his proffesional development, contact with other members of diplomatic corp and factors that form his professional carreer. Kinsky's private life was complicated and he had to marry a woman chosen by his family. These circumstances had a negative impact on his personality throughout almost the whole life. The thesis also focuses on his relations with wealthy people of that time. In 1904, after the death of his father, Kinsky terminated his diplomatic career and inhereted a large estates. Althought, as a prince, he had never stopped being engaged in horse racing and also dedicated himself to enhancing the...

Quand nous admirons une œuvre d’art nous ne pensons pas forcément au parcours personnel de l’artiste ni à tous les moyens matériels dont il a eu besoin pour la production de son œuvre. Cependant une création artistique est toujours le résultat de l’association de ces deux éléments : de ce que l’artiste est comme personne et de tous les réseaux de production et de distribution de son travail. A travers l’exemple de Josef Nadj, cette thèse cherche à expliquer un chemin de création artistique. Comment Josef Nadj s’est construit et quel était le contexte historique qui a marqué le pays dans lequel il est né et conditionné son œuvre. Quelle est son esthétique et de quelle manière il organise son processus créatif. Finalement, quelles sont les circonstances de son arrivée en France et de son implantation dans les réseaux culturels français qui soutiennent le financement et la distribution de son œuvre. Son histoire est d’autant plus intéressante qu’elle englobe le parcours d’un artiste immigrant qui a obtenu la reconnaissance professionnelle d’abord dans son pays d’adoption, la France. / When we admire an artwork we do not necessarily consider the personal background of the artist and the material means that were required for the production of the artwork. However, every artistic creation is a result of fusion of these two conditions: who the artist is as a person and all the different networks of production and distribution of his work. This thesis is trying to explain, using the example of Josef Nadj’s career, how one’s artistic path can look. What was the historical context of the Josef Nadj’s native country during his life—and even before his birth— and how these circumstances influenced his growing up and later his artistic choices. What do his aesthetics look like and how does he create his pieces. Finally, which circumstances brought him to France and how did he join French cultural networks which later financed and distributed his work. The story of his background and professional career is even more interesting because it sheds light on an artist-immigrant who obtained his professional recognition in his adopted country—France.