Every Monday evening a Special auction ends focusing on a particular artist or theme. Would you like to participate as a seller? That is possible! You will find more information here.
Translated with Google Translate. Original text show .
Very well drawn charcoal on paper representation of a half-naked lady seen from the back. Made in the early 1950s by the famous Czech artist Zdeněk Mézl during his Prague art academy period. Signed lower left in pencil. This large charcoal drawing is in good condition. Dimensions of the paper are 42x28cm (HxW). The drawing is placed in a passe partout.
Zdeněk Mézl, born December 31, 1934, studied at High School of Applied Arts in Prague, after graduating he went on studying at the Fine Arts Academy in Prague (1953-56) under professor Vladimír Pukl. The artist also got a scholarship to Bulgarian Academy in Sophia and finished his studies in 1960. During his years at the Academy he already started his first illustrations in the woodcut medium, which would remain his favorite all his life. As a woodcut printer he has illustrated more than seventy books, has created three postage stamp designs and a number of graphic prints, pictures and sculptures. Altogether he has made more than 170,000 sqcm of box-wood and pear tree plates. He has held a number of solo exhibitions in the Czech Republic, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Germany, Japan, South Africa and many other countries, and has participated in collective exhibitions all over the world. Stylistically his work could be compared to the 20th century primitive or naive artists like Frenchman Henri Rousseau, although Mézl´s style is more realistic and refined, despite differences in media. On the other hand it refers back to the ancient folk art from which it originates, putting the artist in the central position between modern and ancient times. Mézl creates and lives in Prague. He is a diligent man with an unsettled inventive spirit, and is also a gifted story-teller who can portray his fellow men both with kindness and with an eye for their faults and ridiculous characteristics. His work is unique, not only when compared to those of the world famous Czech graphic artists. It would be extremely difficult to find an equal one in international graphic art as well.
If you would like to view the artworks offered by us (before the auction ends), you are of course very welcome in our shop in Purmerend. Please send a message/email in advance to schedule an appointment. After the auction you can choose from various shipping (Postnl) / delivery (Swift or our own courier) and / or pick-up options (depending on the size and fragility of the item in question). The packaging is done carefully and with sufficient material (bubble wrap / mdf panels) to limit any damage to a minimum. For multiple purchases we will, where possible, combine shipping to keep the costs for you as low as possible. Pick-up is possible at any time up to 1 month after purchase! If you need more time, that is always negotiable.
Condition
Condition
Good
slightly discoloured at the edges of the paper - the image is in good, sharp condition
Shipment
Pick up
The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Purmerend, The Netherlands
Shipment
Parcel post
Price
Up to 2 kg.
Within The Netherlands
€7.00
To Belgium
€15.00
To Germany
€15.00
Within EU
€17.50
Worldwide
€20.00
Guarantee
Guarantee
By putting the item up for auction, I agree with the Terms of Guarantee as they are applicable at Kunstveiling regarding the accuracy of the description of the item
The seller takes full responsibility for this item. Artpeers only provides the platform to facilitate this transaction, which has to be settled directly with the seller. More information .
Czech