Lot 100

František Kaván (1866 - 1941) POND IN TRHOVÁ KAMENICE ON THE FIRST SNOW

The peaceful winter landscape interwoven with ponds and wetlands is a harmonious work with the typical handwriting of František Kaván, the author of numerous depictions of the changes in the Czech landscape during the changing seasons. The winter landscape depicting the natural reservation Trhovokamenické rybníky belongs to the author's quieter period, when after 1900 he returned to realism and lived in Vítanov and Železnice. Kaván works influenced by his studies in the landscape studio of Julius Mařák, where he joined in 1889, he lives very modestly and solitarily, and he soon excels in realistic depictions of the landscape above his classmates. Under the influence of the group around the Modern Revue, in 1895 he temporarily deviated from realism and switched to symbolism and decadence. The authenticity of the work confirmed by PhDr. Mgr. Michael Zachař.