KAREL CERNY (1910–1960) Weeping Girl Starting price: 1 400 000 CZK (52 830 EUR) Hammer price: 1 400 000 CZK (52 830 EUR) Description dimensions: 54 x 34 cm (h x w) period: 1945, Bohemia Karel Černý was somewhat of a solitaire. He was not a member of any group (except for the Mánes Union of Fine Arts, with whom he regularly exhibited) and consciously eschewed all schools and movements. Nevertheless, his work shows a clear pattern reflecting the influence of contemporary tendencies and events. Weeping Girl, which is a part of the Wailers series, is an existential expression of the hopelessness of war. It was painted in a strongly expressive manner, mixing several influences at once - the disintegration of form in the face touches on Cubism, while the vague object (either an obelisk or the ruins of a classical column) and the white stylized clouds recall metaphysical painting and Surrealism. Oil on canvas, signed and dated on top left "K. Černý 45".
KAREL CERNY (1910–1960) Weeping Girl Starting price: 1 400 000 CZK (52 830 EUR) Hammer price: 1 400 000 CZK (52 830 EUR) Description dimensions: 54 x 34 cm (h x w) period: 1945, Bohemia Karel Černý was somewhat of a solitaire. He was not a member of any group (except for the Mánes Union of Fine Arts, with whom he regularly exhibited) and consciously eschewed all schools and movements. Nevertheless, his work shows a clear pattern reflecting the influence of contemporary tendencies and events. Weeping Girl, which is a part of the Wailers series, is an existential expression of the hopelessness of war. It was painted in a strongly expressive manner, mixing several influences at once - the disintegration of form in the face touches on Cubism, while the vague object (either an obelisk or the ruins of a classical column) and the white stylized clouds recall metaphysical painting and Surrealism. Oil on canvas, signed and dated on top left "K. Černý 45".
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