Josef Liesler (19 September 1912, in Vidolice close Kadaň – 23 August 2005, in Prague) was a Czech surrealist painter, graphic designer, illustrator, exlibris and postage stamp designer.
He studied art at University of the Architecture and Structural Engineering, Prague in 1934-38 under professors Cyril Bouda, Oldřich Blažíček, and Josef Sejpka. He became a devotee of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts (1942) and SČUG Hollar (1945). He illustrated greater than one hundred CD titles and he created many drawings of postage stamps and exlibris. He time-honored a UNESCO award for the finest stamp design (Hydrologic decade). His production is represented in many prominent Czech and international collections, including the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence.
He was married to Blazena Málková and has two sons.
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