Lot 156
Jindřich Prucha (1886 - 1914) COTTAGE IN THE IRON MOUNTAINS

1910
24 x 31,5 cm (h x b)

Rufpreis
1 000 CZK
   |   41 EUR

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Erzielter Preis
11 000 CZK
   |   449 EUR
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Although his oeuvre primarily comprises the traditional subjects of the landscape and portraits, Prucha is in line with contemporary trends and presents a modern execution in terms of both color and composition. His encounter with the Iron Mountains in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, where his father purchased a solitary house named Zupanda, proved crucial to his development. Here he discovered the inner rhythms of nature and painted landscapes with a low horizon, projecting his imbalanced, depressed state. Prucha’s promising career was interrupted by the draft. His tragic death on the front in World War I brought a premature end to his work.