Dry needle, handmade paper, 10 × 7 cm,
signed bottom right in pencil by ReynekThe bulk of the extraordinary graphic work
Bohuslav Reynek's graphic art was created in a relatively mature
author's mature age from the 1950s onwards.
of the 20th century in the seclusion of a farmhouse in Petrkov.
in the Highlands. Graphic sheets, dry needles
or small-format etchings contained
concentrated statements, the motif of which
were often biblical scenes or simple scenes
of the farm and its surroundings with nature and animals.
Christian scenes and stories were used in Reynek's
in Reynka's renditions became above all essentially human,
intimately experienced events that relate to
personal level of man. The close connection and coexistence with
animals, cats, goats and sheep, who play
in Reynek's letters as the beings closest
to humans, show man's eternal belonging
with nature and also refer to the Christian
symbolism. The effect of Reynek's graphic letters
is enhanced by the representation of the light that emanates
as if from within the scene, illuminating its surroundings.
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auction 60
60th auction of Fine Art, Antiques, Design and Glass
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