Lot 460: KRAL Jaroslav (5. 12. 1883 Malesov near Kutna Hora

KRAL Jaroslav (5. 12. 1883 Malesov near Kutna Hora - 22. 3. 1942 Auschwitz) Girl with flowers Pencil and watercolour on paper, 29,5 x 20,5 cm, framed, glazed, dated 1924, signed lower left. Czech painter, he studied under E. C. Liska, J. Preisler, A. Hofbauer and S. Sucharda at the Prague Academy of Decorative Arts and under V. Hynais at the Prague Academy of Arts. His strong social feeling brought him to subjects dealing with human activities and reflecting the relationship between man and nature. See T 1/551, V 3/109, B 6/305, NECVU 1/397.