Lot 116
Jan Zrzavý (1890 - 1977) DÍLO JANA ZRZAVÉHO ("THE OEUVRE OF JAN ZRZAVÝ")

1941
Lithograph print on paper
30 x 23 cm (h x w)
Signed lower right: "Jan Zrzavý"

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7 000 CZK
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Edited by Karel Šourek, the book was published as the first volume in the Živé umění (Live Arts) edition by the Art Section of Umělecká Beseda and Družstevní Práce in Prague in 1941 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies. The book was designed by Josef Kaplický and features original lithographs signed by the artist. Photographs from Umělecká Beseda show that the printing plates were prepared at the graphic design workshops of Jan Štenc and V. Neubert & Sons in Prague. Printed by Grafia Dělnická Knihtiskárna, with color supplements by Průmyslová Tiskárna in Prague.