The discussion about the so called German-Czech visual art has so far emphasised the need to carry out a basic research. The Central European locality, as a birthplace, but also a place of studies and work of visual artist who were, in a way, the lost generation, has turned out to be a fertile ground from the point of view of both artist and researcher. Their mutual encounters (then as well as today) allow us to grasp their view of visual art, to understand the importance of the lands of the Bohemian crown and their specific influence on the work of artists under the research within the context of academic education and study trips to neighbouring epicentres of European cultural developments.