FRANTISEK KRASL Czech Thirst 1930
FRANTISEK KRASL. Thirst, c. 1930s. 13.3x10.5" gelatin sliver print. Printed c. 1930s. Inscribed in pencil on print recto: 10440.
A brilliant early modernist view typical of the influential Czech photography movement between the wars.
Krasl was born in 1912 in Czechoslovakia, and died in 1998. The photo is in the style of the Russian Constructivist school: a bold, dramatic, angled shot of everyday life.
Condition Report: Good. Emulsion cracking in top center of print and moderate scratches throughout print surface. Upper left corner has moderate creasing.
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FRANTISEK KRASL. Thirst, c. 1930s. 13.3x10.5" gelatin sliver print. Printed c. 1930s. Inscribed in pencil on print recto: 10440.
A brilliant early modernist view typical of the influential Czech photography movement between the wars.
Krasl was born in 1912 in Czechoslovakia, and died in 1998. The photo is in the style of the Russian Constructivist school: a bold, dramatic, angled shot of everyday life.
Condition Report: Good. Emulsion cracking in top center of print and moderate scratches throughout print surface. Upper left corner has moderate creasing.
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