Background
He was born as one of 24 children of watchmaker Franz Zajicek.
He was born as one of 24 children of watchmaker Franz Zajicek.
Educated in his father"s craft, he worked as a watchmaker until 1900, but he practiced artistic painting as an amateur from a young age. Inspired by Emil Hütter, he specialized on Vedute of the city of Vienna, and he rose to notability in 1896 with a large panoramic painting.