OLDRICH BLAZICEK (1887-1953) BOUQUET 1926 Oil on canvas. Original Eck housing. Signed lower left: “O. Blazicek / 1926”. Painter Oldrich Blazicek was not only a landscape artist; his works include a whole array of subjects. As explained in the assessment by PhDr. Nadezda Blazicková-Horová, the artist’s granddaughter: “He enjoyed painting flowers and did so often, from cut flowers arranged in a vase to – later, when he suffered from rheumatism – flowers blooming in the garden at home, which be built in Hanspaulka, Prague–Dejvice, in 1928. This enchanting Bouquet of autumn flowers, prepared by the artist’s wife and skillfully arranged from brilliantly colored asters and chrysanthemums into a vase, is an indisputable and very beautiful work by Professor Oldrich Blazicek from 1926. It is remarkable for its effective composition and lovely range of colors, combining red, orange, blue, white and green tones and shades. It is undoubtedly one of the painter’s excellent works and is a prime example of his master painting skills.” The painting will be published in a monograph scheduled for publication in the autumn of 2019. 90 x 100 cm (h x w) Starting price CZK : 280000