Bidspirit auction | Jan ZRZAVY (1890-1977) Czech artist

Jan ZRZAVY (1890-1977) Czech artist - portrait, 1928. Ink Original artwork Signature verso Size of the artwork 10 x 10 cm (3.94 x 3.94 in) good condition A Czech artist, graphic illustrator, stage designer and writer. Jan Zrzavy was one of the leading representatives of the 20th-century national art avant-garde, one of the founders of the creative association of artists “Sursum”, a member of the Czech Artists Association “Manes” and the Union of Graphic Artists “Gollar”. In 1937, the Nazis declared the master’s works “degenerative art”. In 1965, he was awarded the title People’s Artist of Czechoslovakia. In the gallery of Jan Zrzavy in Telci, works that he bequeathed to his people are exhibited.