[Prague: Frantisek Tichy, 1938]. A b&w drypoint engraving, image size 3 3/4 x 6 1/16 in., printed on a larger sheet. Glazed in a contemporary metal and glass frame, with a finished window mat. The frame's edges are covered in a lightly soiled vellum. A very good impression. Item #30600

Czech photographer, Josef Sudek (1896-1976), INSCRIBED this engraving to his friend, Sampelik. According to the unverified story recounted when this etching was purchased in Prague, Sampelik was the station manager at the rail yard in Prague. He had a large collection of recorded music, and befriended Sudek, who used to come to spend his evenings with Sampelik, listening to jazz. This engraving by Tichy, was used by Sudek as a holiday greeting, and the photographer SIGNED and dated it in 1965.

Frantisek Tichy (1896- 1961), the Czech painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, created this drypoint for Sudek in 1938. It is the first graphic work by Tichy executed as an engraving. It depicts a photographer, with his head under the cloth of a large camera, focusing the lens on his subject, a tailor's dress form. The plate is SIGNED in the lower left corner, with a "T" in a circle, signifying this as the 2nd state of this engraving. See, Dvorak, Frantisek, FRANTISEK TICHY GRAFICKE DILO. Prague: SNKLU, 1961.

Price: $1,500.00