Education
In 1887, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, where he studied landscape painting with Julius Mařák.
In 1887, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, where he studied landscape painting with Julius Mařák.
His studies were interrupted on several occasions, apparently due to disagreements with Mařák. In October 1899, Professor Mařák died and Slavíček applied to replace him, but was not accepted. The landscape painting speciality was discontinued.
An important friend of his was the art collector August Švagrovský (1847-1931).
A large number of his paintings passed from Švagrovský"s collection to the museum in Roudnice. After it had healed, in August 1909, they took a vacation to the Eagle Mountains and, while he was swimming in the Zdobnice River, he had a stroke.
A long period of recovery followed. He made several attempts to paint with his left hand, but the results were disappointing.
Soon after, he shot himself while "in a state of insanity", according to the death certificate.