Lithograph 48X64 cm, 16/80, signed by Vladimír Suchánek
About the artist:
Vladimír Suchánek (1933-2021) was a renowned Czech graphic artist, academic painter, member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, and long-time chairman of the Hollar Association of Czech Graphic Artists. He studied fine art first at the Faculty of Education of Charles University, then at the Academy of Fine Arts at the graphic school of Professor Vladimír Silovský. Over the following decades, he became one of the leading representatives of Czech art graphics and an internationally respected master in the technique of lithography.
Vladimír Suchánek's work is based on the aesthetics of Art Nouveau and Symbolism. He most often drew themes from mythology, poetry, fine art, and music. In addition to his independent work, Suchánek also devoted himself to book illustration, ex-libris, and postal stamp designs. The artist's love for music is revealed by the frequent musical themes in his work.
Vladimír Suchánek was also a clarinetist and the founder of the band Grafičanka, for which he recruited other musically gifted artist-graphic artists: Jaroslav Hořánek, Jiří Anderle, Karel Demel, and Jiří Slíva.
In 1990, Vladimír Suchánek contributed to the renewal of the Hollar Association of Czech Graphic Artists, whose activities had been halted in the early 1970s by the communist normalization regime. Due to his dedication to the common interest and general respect among artists, he was elected to lead the Hollar association in 1995. He served as chairman for twenty years, after which he was honorary chairman of the association until the end of his life.
