Description
Original graphics of Czech painter and graphic artist Jan C. Vondrouš captures a panoramic view of the town of Čáslav with the dominant tower of the Church of St.. Peter and Paul, surrounded by urban development and rich greenery in the foreground. The work is signed and dated "Vondrouš 1948" on the bottom right. The graphics are set in the original frame.
Author Jan Charles Vondrouš was born in the year 1884 in Chotusice near Čáslav and died in the year 1970 in Prague. He was an important Czech graphic designer and painter, A member of the Association of Czech Artists of Graphics Hollar. He studied at the National Design Academy in New York, where he devoted himself to painting, drawing and graphic techniques. After returning to the homeland, he focused primarily on etching and colored graphics. His native region plays an important role in his work - he often depicted Čáslav, Kutná Hora and other Czech historic cities. In 1948, When did this work come from, Hollar Association devoted a retrospective exhibition, that confirmed his place among the leading Czech graphics 20. century.
Graphics is an example of its characteristic style - precise drawing, a sense of detail and atmosphere of landscape and architecture, Fine color and compositional balance. The work is a valuable collector's artifact with links to the author's native region and the Czech cultural tradition.
Dimensions: frame: height 43 cm, width 55 cm, depth 3 cm, frameless: height 39 cm, width 50 cm
