50 000 CZK
| 2 000 EUR
Lot 119
BLUE BIRD
1903
53 x 41 cm (h x b)
Rufpreis
Erzielter Preis
240 000 CZK
| 9 600 EUR
| 9 600 EUR
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The majority of Preissig’s oeuvre is focused on printmaking, which he studied and developed while in Paris (from Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and others). This print, capturing the fleeting moment when a young woman motionlessly observes a small blue bird, is a beautiful example of the Preissig’s Art Nouveau-style lyrical perception of the world. The print is dated 1903 – the year Preissig returned to Prague, where he was primarily engaged in printmaking and remained until 1910. The Blue Bird motif was used for a six-crown Czechoslovak postage stamp in 1988.