▁he ▁had ▁to ▁vac ate ▁after ▁the ▁occupation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁He ▁acquired ▁a ▁new ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁T yr š ▁House ▁in ▁Mal á ▁Str ana , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁artist ▁married ▁Julia ▁Tol de ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁raised ▁an ▁only ▁child , ▁daughter ▁Rom ana ▁Rot ter ová , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁artist ▁and ▁graph ic . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁during ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Prag ue , ▁an ▁air ▁strike ▁hit ▁the ▁studio ▁of ▁Leonard ▁Rot ter ▁and ▁destroyed ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt or ▁interrupted ▁his ▁art istic ▁activity ▁only ▁briefly ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁had ▁tempor arily ▁been ▁par al yz ed ▁after ▁a ▁stroke . ▁▁ ▁He ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁a partment ▁in ▁Mal á ▁Str ana . ▁ ▁Work ▁ ▁Pl astic ▁art ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁work ▁of ▁Leonard ▁Rot ter ▁has ▁included ▁sculpt ure ▁port ra its ▁and ▁b ust s ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁Czech ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁such ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁conserv atory ▁and