VODRAZHKA, Jaroslav/ploughman working with a relay of bullocks/ORIGINAL WOOD ENGRAVING

Specification  

Continent: ##Europa #Czechoslovakia  

Motive: #landscape & views of a ploughman 

Artist’s Main Feature: #The Bohemian-born artist JAROSLAV VODRAZHKA Czech — Vodrážka (1894–1984) belonged to the WWI generation. As a pupil of two prominent Czech artists František Kysela and Max Švabinsky he opted unambiguously for realism. He strove from the start to express reality as he objectively saw it.

Subject: It is a romantic view of a ploughman working with his relay of bullocks. 

 Age: #1963

Medium: #original wood engraving

Location: #Czechoslovakia

Signature: pencil signed by artist

Originality: Unique Handmade Original

Size (in mm): 

The overall size is ca. 380 x 420. 

The image size is ca. 260 x 300.

Size (in inches): 

The overall size is ca. 15 x 16. 

The image size is ca. 10 x 12

Condition:

Grading: Good 

Corners: Good

Writing to back No
Writing to front: pencil signed by artist 

Stains on front: No 

Stains on back: No

Creases or bends: No 

Tears: No 

Pin holes: No

Artist#Engraver: JAROSLAV VODRAZHKA Czech — Vodrážka (1894–1984) was a professional Czech painter with a long activity and an etcher who worked as a teacher in the Graphic School in Prague District Smichov. He appears be a typical representative of the Czech art and especially a  graphic art of this country. Born in Prague District Karlin he began his first artistic training in the Middle Art School for Applied Arts in Prague (1913–1919), where his art teacher was one of the famous Czech artists František Kysela, then Vodrážka continued his studies at the art academy under the direction of Max Švabinsky. Vodrážka dealt with all the techniques of graphic art and with book illustration. He has also done various diplomas, ex libris, posters and illustrated books for children. But he has devoted his creative powers to etchings.