Anderle Jiří *1936

Caravaggio - Bacco - Bacchus, opus 232, from the cycle Dialogues with the Old Masters, 1982-83

etching, variant with drawing, 1/1, paper, mount, glass, frame, 66 × 50 cm, signed in pencil UD Jiří Anderle 1982, LD in pencil to Husbands Stehlik family, UD Caravaggio - Bacco - Bacchus

Jiří Anderle is one of the most important Czech graphic artists and painters. His expression is based on technically perfect drawing and admirable mastery of graphic techniques, especially drypoint. His work was influenced by his experiences of his childhood in Pavlík, Rakovník, his extensive knowledge of the history of art of art, literature and music, admiration for the great personalities of world culture of different epochs. He first made a name for himself internationally with his graphic art, for which he won important international awards. He is represented by in a number of national and international collections (National Gallery in Prague, Metropolitan Museum in New York, Baruch Collection in Chicago, ...). Only later did began to assert himself in painting, in which his expression became even more relaxed. Anderle's graphic sheets and paintings have always had a deep, often socially attuned content and perfect form. In his graphic and pictorial work we can trace the development of his ideas in a complex interweaving of shapes, expressing no less complex philosophical content. It shows a balance between content and form and the combination of virtuoso technique with expressive conception.