terracotta, height 34 cm, signed on the side VL.D.74Vladimír Drápal's work is based on the modernist tradition of
in shape abbreviation, abstract, reduced expression and sovereign
drawing made with a few strokes of the pen, reminiscent of Picasso's inspiration
or the shape and volume modelling of Brancusi and Moore. Intentional
stylization of human figures, portraits and animals leading to various shapes and
deformations does not bring his work closer to the grotesque, but rather to the form of
of prehistoric and primitive depictions and pre-images, emphasizing only
certain archetypal features and characteristics of the depicted object. In this way
Drápal's favourite rural women are often depicted as "Venus"
or unique sculptural portraits of villagers. Ceramic or wooden
busts of various male types and characters were first modeled
in a sculptural manner, but after the mid-1970s
1920s, they became dominated by a compact smooth volume, in which the features of the
of the sitter are engraved with a few concise, precise strokes.
Accompanying this work is a monograph by V. Drápal.
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auction 63
63rd auction of Fine Art, Antiques, Design and Glass
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