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    • ALOIS WACHSMAN 1898 - 1942 - A BUGLE
      Jun. 14, 2022

      ALOIS WACHSMAN 1898 - 1942 - A BUGLE

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      Wachsman was a personality of versatile abilities - an architect, a stage designer, a painter. The very focus of his work lies in his painting. He was gifted with extraordinary invention and creative imagination. Wachsman came from a cultivated family background. Kinship ties him to the Pinkas and Voskovec family and to the writer Arnošt Procházka, the founder of the Modern Revue. V. Nezval quite rightly noticed that Wachsman's compositions are reminiscent of 'painted sculptures', ie some kind of abstracted figural skeletons, and Wachsman also abstracted objects in the form of a simplifying character, as in the case of A Bugle. Technique: Watercolour, pencil, paper, Signed: Lower right "A. Wachsman 1917"

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    • Alois Wachsman (1898-1942)
      Mar. 12, 2020

      Alois Wachsman (1898-1942)

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      MĚSTSKÝ MOTIV Akvarel na papíru, 330x420 mm, zn. vlevo dole razítkem z pozůstalosti Aloise Wachsmana s č. 156. Stav A/B. Český malíř, scénograf a architekt. Své studia započal nejdříve na Českém učení technickém, poté pokračoval ve studium architektury na AVU u Josefa Gočára. V jeho tvorbě lze nalézt vliv kubismu a surrealismu. Jeden ze spoluzakladatelů skupiny Devětsil, kterou však brzy opustil. Pravidelně se zúčastňoval výstav SVU Mánes. URBAN SCENE Watercolor on paper, 330x420 mm, marked lower left with a stamp from an inheritance of Alois Wachsman with No. 156. STADTMOTIV Aquarell auf Papier, 330x420 mm, links unten Stempel aus Nachlass von Alois Wachsman mit Nr. 156.

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    • ALOIS WACHSMAN (1898-1942): FIGURE
      Dec. 06, 2018

      ALOIS WACHSMAN (1898-1942): FIGURE

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      1930 37 x 46 cm (h x w) Signed lower right: “Wachsman / 30”. Stamp on reverse: “Vystaveno v Manesu 1947, c.115” (exhibited at Manes Gallery 1947, no. 115). According to the expert opinion prepared by PhDr. Rea Michalová, PhD.: "... 'Figure' is an authentic, suberb and exceptionally rare work by an artist whose work ranks among the most profound and distinctive expressions of the Czech interwar avant-garde. Wachsman was a man of versatile talents – an architect, stage designer and painter. The core of his work lay in painting. He possessed a gift of unusual inventiveness and creative fantasy. In the field of architecture (he studied under Engel and Fanta at the Czech Technical University and Josef Gočár at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague) he worked as a design engineer at Gočár's studio in 1928–1936. Honzík called him one of the greatest architecture talents the country has ever had, but his name remained concealed under the Gočár studio 'brand'. Painting was fundamentally closer to him because, unlike architecture, it allowed him to create instantly and directly. Wachsman came from a cultivated family. He was related to the Pinkas and Voskovec families and to author Arnošt Procházka, the founder of Moderní Revue. The grammar school on Kremencova Street that Wachsman attended was the strongest focal point of the generation of youth that later came together in the Devětsil art group, which was officially established in October 1920 under the leadership of Karel Teige. Wachsman was one of the founding members of the group. At the famous Spring Exhibition of 1922, he had the largest number of works of the eleven artists on display. Personal conflicts and Teige's new program announcing the end of traditional painting lead to a split from Devětsil and the establishment of the New Group, which essentially finalized the proletarian art program. In 1923–1925 Wachsman created monumental still lifes depicting the simplest of everyday items, dematerialized through the subtle pastel color tones. Following a three-year hiatus dedicated to the study of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and a second trip to Paris (1928), a new creative period for the artist started that was marked by Lyrical and Imaginative Cubism, culminating with his participation in the 1932 Poetry exhibition organized by the Mánes Union of Fine Artists. A number of artistic characteristics connects Alois Wachsman with his colleagues from Devětsil – with Frantisek Muzika, Josef Sima, Jindrich Styrský and Toyen. His work was also based on Cubism, Social Civilism, Poetism, and in the mid-1930s he advanced to Surrealism. Of the entire generation, however, he remained the most faithful to the Civilism of his youth, which to a certain extent remains a common thread throughout his later works. 'Figure' is a brilliant execution of Lyrical Cubism, in which Wachsman liberally built on the example set by Picasso to achieve a radically reduced, symbol-based form. Vitezslav Nezval absolutely accurately noticed that Wachsman's compositions are reminiscent of 'painted sculptures' or a sort of abstracted figurative skeleton. I believe that in addition to two proven exhibitions, 'Figure' was also shown at the artist's solo exhibition at Aventinum Mansard in the spring of 1931. A similarly conceived abstract standing figure transformed into a simple symbol is reproduced on the cover of the catalogue. 'Figure' is a rare collectable work that presents the culmination of the artist's artistic direction from the late 1920s. It is an exemplary display of his intrinsic tendency to exaggeration and artistic experimentation, which make him one of the most interesting artists of the first half of the 20th century." Exhibited at: Alois Wachsman 1898–1942, Posthumous Exhibition, March 1947, Mánes Union of Fine Artists, cat.no. 29. Alois Wachsman, Prague City Gallery, Municipal House, December 1970 – January 1971, cat.no. 35. Starting price: 750 000 CZK (29 412 EUR)

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    • ALOIS WACHSMAN (1898–1942): STILL LIFE
      Nov. 30, 2017

      ALOIS WACHSMAN (1898–1942): STILL LIFE

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      / 1931 / Charcoal on paper / Signed and dated lower right "W 31" / 42 x 58,5 cm This still life by Alois Wachsman, an important painter, architect and Czech avant-garde artist who co-founded the Devětsil art group, is a beautiful example of poetic na?ve art – an artistic style launched at the First Spring Exhibition in 1922 (along with with the careers of Josef Čapek, František Muzika and Karel Teige). Wachsman amplifies his effort to reach out to common people not only through his choice of a primitivist style, but also through the sloppy composition featuring utensils found in any country kitchen. With his confident draftsmanship he achieves strong contrasts, using light to give volume to individual objects.

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    • ALOIS WACHSMAN | Standing Woman
      Nov. 14, 2017

      ALOIS WACHSMAN | Standing Woman

      Est: £12,000 - £18,000

      oil on canvas board

      Sotheby's
    • ALOIS WACHSMANN (1898-1942) Surrealistic composition. Gouache on cardb
      Mar. 23, 2017

      ALOIS WACHSMANN (1898-1942) Surrealistic composition. Gouache on cardb

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      ALOIS WACHSMANN (1898-1942) Surrealistic composition. Gouache on cardboard. Signed and dated. Framed. 270 x 320 mm Description NL ALOIS WACHSMANN (1898-1942) Surrealistische compositie. Gouache op karton. Getekend en gedateerd 'Wachsmann/(19)34'. In kader. 270 x 320 mm Description FR ALOIS WACHSMANN (1898-1942) Composition surréaliste. Gouache sur carton. Signée et datée. Encadrée. 270 x 320 mm

      Bernaerts Auctioneers
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