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Lot 45: Karel Plicka (1894-1987)

Est: Kč0 CZK - Kč0 CZKSold:
Auction House Zezula603 00 BRNO, Czech RepublicOctober 07, 2017

Item Overview

Description

OLD TOWN BRIDGE TOWER (FROM THE CYCLE MODERN CZECH PHOTOGRAPHY). 1936. Vintage matte gelatin silver print, mounted on beige paper. 389x286 mm (494x345 mm). Signed lower right in pencil on board, titled in English and dated in pencil on the verso. Photograph from folio „Moderní česká fotografie, Album deseti původních snímků“. Foreword by Karel Teige. Published by Národní práce Praha. The album consisted of vintage prints by Josef Sudek, Josef Ehm, Jaromír Funke, Miroslav Hák and Karel Plicka, 2 photographs from each artist, published in 1943, 55 copies. Provenance: Private collection, Czech Republic, Baruch Foundation, Chicago. Condition A.
STAROMĚSTSKÁ MOSTECKÁ VĚŽ (Z CYKLU MODERNÍ ČESKÁ FOTOGRAFIE). 1936. Černobílá bromostříbrná fotografie na matném papíru, původní autorská zvětšenina adjustovaná na béžovém papíru 389x286 mm (494x345 mm). Recto tužkou vpravo dole podepsáno na podložce, verso tužkou název díla v angličtině a datace. Fotografie pochází z folia: Moderní česká fotografie, Album deseti původních snímků. Úvodní slovo napsal Karel Teige. Vydala Národní práce Praha. Album obsahovalo zvětšeniny z původních negativů J. Sudka, J. Ehma, J. Funkeho, M. Háka a K. Plicky. Od každého autora byly v albu zastoupeny 2 fotografie. Album vyšlo v roce 1943 nákladem 55 kusů. Provenience: Soukromá sbírka, Česko, Baruch Foundation, Chicago. Stav A.
ALTSTÄDTER BRÜCKENTURM (AUS DEM ZYKLUS MODERNÍ ČESKÁ FOTOGRAFIE). 1936. Silbergelatineabzug auf Mattpapier, vintage, adjustiert auf Beigepapier. 389x286 mm (494x345 mm). Recto in Bleistift rechts unten auf der Grundlage signiert, Verso in Bleistift Werktitel in Englisch und Datum. Provenienz: böhmische Privatsammlung, Baruch Foundation, Chicago. Zustand A.

Artist or Maker

Notes


Český fotograf, etnograf, sběratel, filmař a pedagog. Narodil se ve Vídni, ale brzy se rodina přestěhovala do České Třebové. V 10 letech začal fotografovat vlastnoručně vyrobeným fotoaparátem. Vystudoval Učitelský ústav v Hradci Králové (1909-1913) a poté pracoval jako pedagog, zároveň se věnoval také dokumentaci lidové kultury. V letech 1924-1928 studoval na bratislavské univerzitě národopis a hudební vědy. Od roku 1926 se věnoval také filmu, mezi léty 1937-1939 působil na filmovém oboru Školy umeleckých remesiel v Bratislavě. Během druhé světové války pracoval na fotografické dokumentaci Prahy ve Státním fotoměřickém ústavu. Po válce se vrátil do Bratislavy, ale podílel se také na založení FAMU v roce 1946, jejímž se stal prvním děkanem a také mimořádným profesorem a působil zde až do roku 1950. V roce 1968 byl jmenován Národním umělcem. K jeho nejvýznamnějším publikacím patří Praha ve fotografiích K. P. (1940), Slovensko ve fotografiích K. P. (1949) a Československo (1974) či vzpomínky na filmařskou tvorbu Zlatá brána (1964). Jeho snímky jsou zcela realistické, klasické a nadčasové. Věnoval se především tématu člověka jako nositele tradic, architektuře, ale také přírodě. 

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Auction Details

Fine Photographs and Czech Post-War Art

by
Auction House Zezula
October 07, 2017, 10:00 AM CET

Auction house Zezula Hlinky 142c, 603 00 BRNO, CZ

Terms

Buyer's Premium

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From:To:Increment:
Kč0Kč1,999Kč100
Kč2,000Kč3,999Kč200
Kč4,000Kč9,999Kč500
Kč10,000Kč29,999Kč1,000
Kč30,000Kč59,999Kč2,000
Kč60,000Kč99,999Kč5,000
Kč100,000Kč499,999Kč10,000
Kč500,000Kč999,999Kč50,000
Kč1,000,000+Kč100,000

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