20Jindřich Štyrský

1899 – 1942

Maldoror

Provenace: - Jindrich Styrsky devised the painting to Toyen, who took it out to Paris and kept it till her death in 1980. - In 1982 on the auction of Toyen’s succession in Paris the painting was bought by a significant collector of world surrealism from Limoges (there is a stamp “Succession Toyen” on the back of the painting) - Private collection This painting is the ikon of Czech modern painting, it is the testament of Jindrich Styrsky’s most significant surrealistic period. No other Styrsky’s painting of the comparable artistic value has ever been offered on the Czech artistic market. Exhibited: - Visual Artist Society Manes in 1946: “Jindrich Styrsky” (No. 253) – the memorial exhibiton was prepared by Toyen and Karel Teige - In the 1900–2000 Gallery in Paris in 1983: “Peinture surréaliste et imaginative en Tchécoslovaquie 1930–1960” (published on the page 68 of the catalogue) - GHMP the City Library Prague, October 15, 1996 – January 5, 1997, “Czech Surrealism 1929–1953” (No. 417) - GHMP Dům U Kamenného zvonu, Prague, May 30 - “Jindrich Styrsky 1899–1942”, September 9, 2007 (No. 281) Published: - L. Bydzovska – K. Srp: Czech Surrealism 1929–1953, published by Argo in 1996, page 323 - L. Bydzovska – K. Srp: Jindrich Styrsky, published by Argo in 2007, page 477, No. 606