Lot 196

Miroslav Vystrčil (1924 - 2014) A WOMAN

Vystrčil's generation was going through a very complicated period and had only a very short time to exhibit. In the 1960s, the Máj 57 group made a significant qualitative contribution to the Czech art scene, and although Miroslav Vystrčil was not very interested in the presentation and promotion of his work, his contribution to the preservation of the development of Czech art during the most difficult times of communist persecution cannot be overlooked. Around 1959 Miroslav Vystrčil left the classical figure and never returned to it. He replaced modeling with metal and welding, descriptive details with clean and simple lines in a striking composition. The offered sculpture on a sandstone plinth comes directly from the artist's garden, analogous to the Japanese-style house that also served as his studio after he moved from his house in Kampa. The Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb has a similar object in its collection.