MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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Lot 173
Jiří Trnka (1912 - 1969) MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

1958
pastel, coloured pencils
50,5 x 40 cm (h x w)
sign. lower right: Trnka 1958

Starting price

30 000 CZK
| 1 250 €

Price realized

41 000 CZK
| 1 708 €

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Jiří Trnka's drawing of a man with a lantern and a shovel is a sketch for the puppet film A Midsummer Night's Dream. Specifically, it is the character of the craftsman, an amateur actor who plays the moon in this play. Jiří Trnka has made his mark on the Czech consciousness with his unmistakable style of illustration and his contribution to Czech animated film. A painter, cartoonist, graphic designer, illustrator who left an indelible mark not only on Czech animated film, but also created unique book illustrations and theatre puppets.

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