Lot 158
ACROBATS
1943
Ink combined with tempera and sepia, paper
26 x 33 cm (h x w)
Lower left "Tichý 43"
| 3 333 €
| 3 333 €
This colored ink drawing is an excellent example of the artistic skill of František Tichý, a leading figure in the Czech avant-garde of the 1940s. This accurate sketch of two acrobats, portrayed using the simplest forms of expression, fully conveys the authenticity of the environment and the seeming urgency of human fate. The value of the work is increased by the unique drawing on the obverse side, which was intended to be a basis for a cartoon of a mosaic of Saint Francis for the Capuchin monastery in the Prague Castle district. Inscription on back by PhDr. František Dvořák: exhibited at Vilímek Gallery in 1943. The work comes from an important Prague collection.
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