Lot 102

Josef Čapek (1887 - 1945) CURRICULUM VITAE

Of the numerous set of Čapka caricatures for Lidové noviny, only the torso has been preserved, scattered in private and public collections. In this case, it is an anecdote printed with the title Curriculum vitae in the daily Lidové noviny 32, 1924, No. 557, 6.11. afternoon, p. 3. On the back of the work is a signature and a legend, written in Čapkova's hand; the original text written in ink is corrected in pencil. The resulting text reads: "and I wasn't hungry there - I can't say - I had jaundice at the time and a tapeworm on top of that - " The text in the newspaper corresponds to the annotation on the back of the drawing, the printed version exactly matches the submitted drawing. The work was assessed and its authenticity confirmed by the expert opinion of PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc.