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    • ARNOST KARASEK (1920–1969): BALLAD
      Nov. 30, 2017

      ARNOST KARASEK (1920–1969): BALLAD

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      / 1947–1957 / Oil on canvas / Signed and dated lower right "AKarásek/1947 57" / 100 x 198,5 cm Created by an artist who is primarily known as a children's book illustrator, this large canvas is from a major Prague collection. In 1965 Karásek received the silver medal at the International Book Art Exhibition in Leipzig for his illustration of the Czech translation of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." His art is interwoven with childhood experiences, especially his mother's storytelling and singing of somber folk ballads. These impressions from his native land were augmented by trips to remote corners of Slovakia, where he found inspiration in local legends, stories, folk architecture, superstitions, celebrations and overgrown cemeteries. The symbolism of color is also important in his work. Blue, as in this work, is the color of tradition and eternal stability, the color of distance and meditation. This work, which offers a superb example of Karásek's style, is unique for its execution on the canvas, which he painted only after a number of years had passed.

      Arthouse Hejtmánek
    • ARNOST KARASEK (CZECH 1920-1969)
      May. 16, 2015

      ARNOST KARASEK (CZECH 1920-1969)

      Est: $100 - $200

      ARNOST KARASEK (CZECH 1920-1969) The Edge of the City, 1961 intaglio print on paper plate size: 18.5 x 27 cm (7 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.) signed and dated A. Karasek 1961 lower right; export stamp from the National Gallery in Prague on verso PROVENANCE Grosvenor Gallery, London. PLEASE NOTE If you will be bidding live on auction day, please note that Session I of the Auction (Russian Fine & Decorative Art), starts at 10:00 AM New York Time and goes from Lot 1 through Lot 234. Session II of the Auction (European, American and International Fine & Decorative Art) starts at 2:00 PM New York Time and goes from Lot 500 through Lot 657. We sell approximately 70 lots per hour.

      Shapiro Auctions LLC
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