BLUE BIRD

BLUE BIRD

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Lot 68
Vojtěch Preissig (1873 - 1944) BLUE BIRD

1903
Coloured etching, paper
63,5 x 45 cm (h x w)
Lower right "Vojtěch Preissig Paris 03"

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80 000 CZK
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180 000 CZK
| 6 923 €

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The majority of Preissig’s oeuvre is focused on printmaking, which he studied and developed while in Paris (from Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and others). This print, capturing the fleeting moment when a young woman motionlessly observes a small blue bird, is a beautiful example of the Preissig’s Art Nouveau-style lyrical perception of the world. The print is dated 1903 – the year Preissig returned to Prague, where he was primarily engaged in printmaking and remained until 1910. The Blue Bird motif was used for a six-crown Czechoslovak postage stamp in 1988. Original period frame.

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