Prague 1919—1923
Jakac’s early prints from a private collection. A selection of works connected with his Prague years, from 1919 to 1923.
Works with a documented connection
What does a documented connection mean?
The catalogue records a documented connection between these works and the Prague period. Dates, techniques and other details carry their own status; uncertainties remain visible in each work’s record.
The Dancers
1921 · Woodcut
Meeting
1923 · Lithograph
Night Conversation
1922 · Lithograph
Concert
1921 · Research in progress
Portrait with a Beret
1922 · Lithograph (probable)
Portrait of a Woman
1922 · Lithograph (probable)
Mother and Daughter
1923 (24. I.) · Woodcut
Two Horses
1922 · Lithograph (probable)
Together
1923 (19. III.) · Lithograph
Portrait of a Woman
1922 · Lithograph
The Listener
1921 · Woodcut
Self-Portrait
1922 (13. IV.) · Lithograph (probable)
The Unconscious Figure
1922 (XI.) · Intaglio (drypoint / etching) (probable)
In the Theatre
1923 · Lithograph
In 1919 Božidar Jakac left for Prague, where he studied with August Brömse and Franz Thiele. The Prague environment had a major impact on his early printmaking and his encounter with European Expressionism. The early 1920s form one of the central research strands of this collection.
Probable connection to the Prague years
The connection of these works to the Prague years remains probable. They are shown separately while their placement is still being researched.
Funeral
1921 · Etching (probable)
Night Street
1923 · Lithograph (probable)
Street at Dusk
1922–1923 (probable) · Lithograph (probable)
Willows — Trial Proof
c. 1922–1924 (probable) · Etching with aquatint (probable)
Windy Night
1922 · Lithograph
Evening
1922 · Lithograph (probable)
Dying Mother
1922–1924 (probable) · Linocut (probable)
From artwork to document
The encounter begins with the work: its impression, marks and interplay of light and dark. The object record then brings together the available information on technique, date, signature and inscriptions. The collection presents a selection, not the complete body of work from the Prague years.
About the collection and its research