Lot 169

Josef Váchal (1884 - 1969) CALVARY

Graphic sheet with author's note: "Print from three linoleum plates. 13 colors/ 18 exepl. prints. Print number nine." Josef Váchal's work is sometimes compared to the marginalia of medieval manuscripts - although it was on the edge of the artistic world, it is as important for its understanding as long texts. He projected mystical themes, curses and dark visions into multi-layered and often very wildly colored graphics, completely without perspective, to which he did not care too much. However, the fragmentation and color of the composition found its own means to create a mysterious space.