Lot 58

Josef Navrátil (1798 - 1865) ARCHES BETWEEN CORINTHIAN COLUMNS

The presented chamber format drawing is an example of Navrátil's extraordinary ability to master the shot and create a romantically felt scenery. The leaf-covered columns that close the subject further underline the moodiness of the shot. The motif of a landscape complemented by figural staffage often appears in Navrátil's work, but the depicted theme of the figure in the cloak or corner has an unusually mystical touch for Navrátil.