Lot 77
Tavík František Šimon (1877 - 1942) SAINTE-CHAPELLE

1911
etching, aquatint, paper
45 x 31 cm (h x w)
sign. lower right: TF Šimon 1911

Starting price
4 000 CZK
   |   167 €
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František Šimon Tavík was among Max Pirner's students and co-founder of the Hollar association. As a graphic designer, he was responsible for many faithful period records from all corners of the world. The Sainte-Chapelle portal leads to the two-story Paris Chapel, a Rayonnant Gothic masterpiece with a dazzling upper chapel in which maximum dematerialization is achieved by suppressing walls in favor of columns and windows, which can almost appear as a stained-glass "greenhouse".