Otruba Jaroslav (*1916),Rathouský Jiří (1924–2003)
Wall panels for the interior of Prague Metro – 12 items
Bohemia, design by J. Otruba between 1973–1978, interior tiling originally designed for the interior of Line A of the Prague metro, aluminium pressings, sprayed in golden colours, 12 items, 3 m2, template size 50 x 50 x 4.5 cm
The original tiles from the 1970s were initially designed as wall tiling for the Line A metro stations by the main architect of the Prague metro, Jaroslav Otruba. The colour rendering was designed by the graphic designer Jiří Rathouský. The alteration of convex and concave slabs was intended to break up the sound waves.
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auction 40
starting price
18 000 CZK
€ 664
hammer price
40 000 CZK