Lot 41

Vojtěch Preissig (1873 - 1944) MEDITATION (ON THE BALCONY)

The majority of Preissig's oeuvre is focused on printmaking, which he studied and developed while he resided in Paris. After travelling to France in 1897 thanks to the support of his parents, he initially worked under Alphonse Mucha and continued in the study of printmaking techniques under E. Delaune. Highly talented, Preissig rapidly found his way on the Paris scene and mastered his own perfect style of decorative prints in which he could quickly free himself from the influence of Alphonse Mucha. This work portrays a young woman sitting by a rose bush one summer night, the infinite starry sky arching over her head, and is a beautiful example of Preissig’s Secessionist-Lyrical view of the world.