The graphic
series Máj (May) from 1911 ranks among the first major breakthroughs of
the Czech printmaker and illustrator František Kobliha. It was published by Moderní
revue to mark the 1910 centenary of the birth of Karel Hynek Mácha, the author of
the original poem.
Kobliha was among the first visual artists to depart entirely from narrative
descriptiveness. Rather than recounting a story, he focused on the text's
contemplative dimension, creating an autonomous visual accompaniment that
engages primarily with the poem's dreamlike, melancholy atmosphere.
Venue: 4th floor of the Trade Fair Palace as a part of the exhibition 1796–1918: Art of the Long Century
Venue: 4th floor of the Trade Fair Palace as a part of the exhibition 1796–1918: Art of the Long Century
Curator: Jana Mafková
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