Lot 178

Miroslav Vystrčil (1924 - 2014) A FIGURE

The figure emerging from the incised material is expressed through a simplified sign - a hieroglyph as is the case with natural peoples. Miroslav Vystrčil Studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Brno and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brno under J. Horejc and B. Stefan. His studio in Kampa served as a meeting place for important Czech artists. From 1957 to 1958 he exhibited with the group Máj 57. Around 1959, Miroslav Vystrčil abandoned the classical figure, replacing modelling with metal and welding, descriptive details with clean and simple lines in expressive composition. His retrospective exhibitions in 2017 in Cheb and 2019 in Náchod are worth mentioning. The work comes from the artist's estate.