Lot 108: MATOUSEK, Ota (1890-1977). Krezby Z Koncentraku: 61 Puvodnich Litografii . [Drawings from a Concentration Camp: 61 Original Lithographs.] Prague: Sdruzeni Jihoceskych Vytvarniku, 1946. 4° (307 x 208mm). 61 lithographs. Original linen-backed

Name: MATOUSEK, Ota (1890-1977). Krezby Z Koncentraku: 61 Puvodnich Litografii . [Drawings from a Concentration Camp: 61 Original Lithographs.] Prague: Sdruzeni Jihoceskych Vytvarniku, 1946. 4° (307 x 208mm). 61 lithographs. Original linen-backed
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 188358afd2

Est: £2,000 GBP - £3,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomMarch 21, 2012

Item Overview

Description

MATOUSEK, Ota (1890-1977). Krezby Z Koncentraku: 61 Puvodnich Litografii. [Drawings from a Concentration Camp: 61 Original Lithographs.] Prague: Sdruzeni Jihoceskych Vytvarniku, 1946. 4° (307 x 208mm). 61 lithographs. Original linen-backed boards.

FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Matousek was widely exhibited in Central Europe in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1943 he was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Flossenburg concentration camp. After liberation a set of images depicting everyday life in the camp was exhibited in Prague. FINE AND RARE COPY, only 2 recorded in Worldcat and none in Copac.

Artist or Maker

Ota Matousek

Auction Details

Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts

Christie's

March 21, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK

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