Czech artists in Brittany. 1850-1950. From Art Nouveau to Surrealism.
Locus Solus| N° d'inventaire | 21388 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 127 p., color reproductions, paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Châteaulin, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782368331972 |
From the Realists to the Surrealists, including the Symbolists and Art Nouveau and its master Alfons Mucha, many Czech artists came to Brittany for inspiration. The ocean, the rugged coasts, and the picturesque nature of the unspoiled hinterland offered a real change of scenery to these painters and engravers, who stayed there or settled permanently from 1860 onward. Thanks to the collaboration between the National Gallery in Prague and the Musée départemental breton in Quimper, a well-documented part of this history is revealed here. It presents an astonishing variety of aesthetic trends and highlights the sensitive, original view of Czech artists on Brittany. It also illustrates their close connection with France: Mucha shared his studio with Gauguin, Jan Zrzavy made Finistère his adopted homeland, and Toyen explored the island of Sein in the company of the poet André Breton. Finally, the primitivist creations of Jan Krízek take us back to the Celtic origins of Gallic Armorica... Paintings, prints, sculptures, most of them unknown in France, illustrate this rapprochement of cultures, an initiative consecrated by the label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.
From the Realists to the Surrealists, including the Symbolists and Art Nouveau and its master Alfons Mucha, many Czech artists came to Brittany for inspiration. The ocean, the rugged coasts, and the picturesque nature of the unspoiled hinterland offered a real change of scenery to these painters and engravers, who stayed there or settled permanently from 1860 onward. Thanks to the collaboration between the National Gallery in Prague and the Musée départemental breton in Quimper, a well-documented part of this history is revealed here. It presents an astonishing variety of aesthetic trends and highlights the sensitive, original view of Czech artists on Brittany. It also illustrates their close connection with France: Mucha shared his studio with Gauguin, Jan Zrzavy made Finistère his adopted homeland, and Toyen explored the island of Sein in the company of the poet André Breton. Finally, the primitivist creations of Jan Krízek take us back to the Celtic origins of Gallic Armorica... Paintings, prints, sculptures, most of them unknown in France, illustrate this rapprochement of cultures, an initiative consecrated by the label of the European Year of Cultural Heritage.