Anderle Jiří *1936

Renaissance et Belle époque, 1980

etching, 17/80, watercolour, paper, 31,5 × 47 cm, mount, frame, glass, signed in pencil bottom Jiří A. 22. XI. 80, in pencil bottom Fűr lieber Heiuer H., in pencil bottom left Zwei Mädchen, Colour. Variante Jiří Anderle 1980
Jiří Anderle is one of the most important Czech graphic artists and painters. His expression is based on technically perfect drawing and admirable mastery of graphic techniques, especially drypoint. His work was influenced by his experiences of his childhood in Pavlík, Rakovník, his extensive knowledge of the history of art of art, literature and music, as well as admiration for the great personalities of world culture of different epochs. He first made a name for himself internationally with his graphic art, for which he won important international awards. He is represented by in a number of national and international collections (National Gallery in Prague, Metropolitan Museum in New York, Baruch Collection in Chicago, etc. ). Anderle's prints and paintings have always had a deep, often socially attuned content and perfect form. In his graphic and pictorial work we can we can trace the development of his ideas in a complex interweaving of shapes, expressing an equally complex philosophical content. It shows a balance between content with form and the combination of virtuoso technique with expressive conception.