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Polychrome tin. Sign. on underside: "VINGLER" A charming example of a small polychrome tin sculpture by Vincent Vingler. The artist studied under Professors Jan Lauda and Karel Štipl at the School of Applied Arts in Prague. He worked as an artist at Unitaria Theater and the Prague Children's Theater, was the head stage set designer at Kladno Theater, and worked with Horácké Theater in Jihlava. He sculpted and drew, focusing on birds and animals. It was not until the end of his life that he created human figures. From 1949 he was a designer at the Czechoslovak Ceramics Factory; he was a member of the Union of Fine Artists and from 1947 a member of Umělecká Beseda.