Soukup Vít 1971–2007

Caterpillar, Punch and Scarf, Ball, Tin Soldier - 4 pcs

oil, board, 40 × 20 cm, oil on canvas, 21 × 42 cm, oil on canvas, 25 × 17 cm, oil on board, 17 × 9,2 cm, frame, marked on the reverse VS 184, signed on the reverse by V. soukup, marked on the reverse VS 172, marked on the reverse by the estate no. VS 177, marked on the reverse by the estate no. VS 192
Vít Soukup, graduate of the Nešleha studio at the Academy of Fine Arts Academy of Fine Arts, where he himself taught for a short time. In his time, he was considered to be a fierce stormtrooper and a multi-genre artist who appeared in almost every exhibition of his generation. However, he met the fate of a short life and left it voluntarily at the age of 36. With gentle exaggeration, he drew his themes from old magazines, accentuated normalising pop culture or, for example, created very appreciative portraits of toys.