Lot 84

Pavel Janák (1882 - 1956) A CUBIST BOX

Pavel Janák designed tthe cubist fot he Artěl production, Graniton, Rydl and Thon. The box with a hexagonal base has slightly bent walls three times. Alternating black thick and thin stripes extend vertically across the entire height from the tent lid with the black handle. The design of the box (ink on paper) is preserved in the National Technical Museum in Prague. Ref .: Identical can be found in the UPM collection in Prague. Published by: Švestka J. and T. Vlček, Czech Cubism 1909-1925, 1991, p. 289.