Lot 77

Frederico Kromka (1890 - 1942) COMPOSITION

This geometric composition of triangles is a play with forms, here transcending the painting and using several layers of materials to achieve the illusion of space. It is a rare example by this artist with Czech roots. Frederico Kromka lived and worked in Paris, where he associated with Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, and Georges Kars and was a part of the Montparnasse art community. In 1942 he was deported to a concentration camp. In 2007 his work was discovered at Montparnasse Déporté: Artisti Europei de Parigi al Lager (City of Turin in cooperation with Musée du Montparnasse).