VLADIMIR ZUPANSKY (1869-1928)
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COLLECTIV AUSSTELLUNG BILDHAUERS A. RODIN. 1902.
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1
/
4
x33 inches, 160
3
/
4
x83
3
/
4
cm. Unie, Prague.
Condition B+: tears, repaired tears and creases in margins; sharp horizontal folds; ink notations on verso
showing through; tape on verso. Paper.
Advertising a retrospective of Rodin’s work in Prague in 1902, sponsored by the Manes Artists Union.
The choice of this statue of Balzac was a confrontational decision for this poster, as it had been at the
center of major controversy. The design had been turned down by the Societe des Gens de Lettres
who had commissioned the statue from Rodin in the first place. The powerful statue of the famous
writer does not show him in a traditional pose with a quill in his hand, but rather depicts him in his
bathrobe (which he customarily wore when writing), with his head thrown back and his hair tousled.
Constantin Brancusi declared that “Balzac . . . remains the incontestable point of departure for modern
sculpture.” Since 1939, the statue has stood at the corner of Boulevard Raspail and Montparnasse.
Printed in German, French and Czech, this is the German version. Mascha 153, Ulice p. 34 (var),
Cesky Plakat 143 (var), The Poster 59, Life With Posters p. 108 (var).
[4,000/6,000]
KARL STROFF (1881-1929)
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CESKA ZAHRADNICKO OVOCNICKA VYSTAVA. 1906.
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1
/
4
x23
3
/
4
inches, 130
1
/
4
x60
1
/
4
cm. Unie, Prague.
Condition B+: tears and repaired tears at edges; minor creases in margins; horizontal folds; tape on verso. Paper.
[1,200/1,800]
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