Josef Liesler Ink Drawings for Marie Mervatova Children's Stories, circa 1947

Item Details

Untitled (children’s story illustrations), circa 1947
Pair of ink drawings on paper
Unsigned
These drawings were originally submitted to illustrate a collection of children’s stories by Marie Mervatova

Josef Liesler was a Czech painter, sculptor, illustrator, and graphic designer associated with Surrealism. Liesler attended the University of Architecture and Structural Engineering in Prague (now known as the Czech Technical University), where he studied under famous Czech artists such as Oldřich Blažíček, Cyril Bouda, and Josef Sejpka. Following the annexation of Czechoslovakian territory by Nazi Germany in the Munich Agreement, he helped found a group of artists called ‘The Seven,’ which was devoted to producing art in protest of German aggression. Over the course of his life, Liesler earned international recognition and renown, and was even elected as an honorary member of prestigious art societies such as the Academy of Florence and the Royal Academy of Science, Letters, and Fine Arts of Belgium. Today, Liesler’s work belongs to numerous private and public collections, including the Uffizi Gallery of Florence.

Condition

- discoloration and minor accretions to drawing and paper of smaller artwork; particulates and minor accretions present between matting and coverings of frames of both drawings; scratching, scuffing, and flaking to frame of smaller artwork.

Dimensions

- measurements of grouped frames; frame of larger artwork measures 16.0" W x 12.5" H x 0.75" D, with sight measuring 11.75" W x 8.0" H.

Item #

ITMG449255