1 000 CZK
| 42 €
Lot 161
JAN SYROVÝ
1920
oil on canvas
45 x 39 cm (h x w)
sign. lower right: Bohumír Číla 15. X. 1920
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Price realized
13 000 CZK
| 542 €
| 542 €
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Jan Syrový took part in the Battle of Zborov, in which he lost his right eye on 2 July 1917. Later he became a commander of the legions in Russia. He returned home a general and a hero. During World War II, as an army commander, he was faced with what he described as a superhuman task and decided not to resist the Nazi armed forces in order to save lives. He was later branded a collaborator and cleared only in 2022.