Lot 46

Oldřich Blažíček (1887 - 1953) THE THAW IN VEŘOVICE, MORAVIAN WALLACHIA

The composition of the painting captures a view of a gated farmhouse among the trees with remnants of thawing snow along the path. According to the expert opinion prepared by PhDr. Naděžda Blažíčková, “The Thaw in Veřovice, Moravian Wallachia is a very beautiful painting by Professor Oldřich Blažíček from his early period, in 1918. The painter often enjoyed capturing the atmosphere of winter in the countryside. Blažíček was a plein air painter, painting outdoors every season of the year. Farmhouses capped with snow, during the thaw, and in springtime inspired many recordings by Blažíček. The Thaw in Veřovice, Moravian Wallachia testifies to Blažíček’s art of aptly expressing the atmosphere in the countryside with snow and the thaw. The space is constructed through long and soft, flowing brushstrokes; the perspective is excellent, as is the use of color. It is dominated by brown, white and blue tones and shades. Blažíček always worked with lightness, spontaneity and joy. The farmhouses in Štramberk are a first-rate work by Blažíček and will be published in an upcoming monograph of the artist’s work.”