Born in Křesetice
Oldřich Lajsek was born on 8 February 1925 in Křesetice near Kutná Hora into a merchant's family.
School years in Kutná Hora
He attended primary and lower secondary school in Kutná Hora and in 1944 graduated from the local Higher Industrial School of Mechanical Engineering. He first combined this technical training with his artistic talent in the resistance during the war.
The Kutná Hora region in his paintings
He drew his inspiration mainly from Central Bohemia, above all from his native Kutná Hora region. He became best known for his landscape painting, in which he was among the most important artists of his time.
Exhibitions in Kutná Hora
He exhibited in Kutná Hora in 1956 and 1985. In 2016 his work was shown at the Sankturinovský House in Kutná Hora.