The exhibition in Prague will commemorate the illustrator of fairy tales and legends Cyril Bouda
The exhibition is called Cyril Bouda – Landscapes of the Unknown, Lost and Eternal, and visitors will find hitherto unexhibited watercolors and drawings from the entire creative period. The exhibition will run until May 20.
More than fifty watercolors and drawings at the exhibition present Bouda primarily as a skilled draftsman. In addition to works created during travels in Czechoslovakia and Europe, there are also several motifs from Malá Strana, as the artist lived for many years in a house in Vlašská Street below Prague’s Petřín.
“The way it is seen and expressed is suited to fine, fragile, flexible lines and as obvious as a drawing on the human palm. The artist resisted strong experiments and defended himself against pathos, but he searched the shapes and colors of this world with unrelenting intensity, “said Eva Bužgová, who has been dealing with for a long time, about Boud’s work.
Cyril Bouda (1901 to 1984) was a Czech illustrator, graphic artist and painter with a distinctive style, a longtime member of the Hollar Association of Graphic Artists. He left behind an extensive work of hundreds of oils, drawings and graphics.
He is best known to the general public for his illustrations, especially of fairy tales, Czech legends, humorous and historical books – such as Erben’s Bouquet, Čapek’s Stories from One and the Other Pocket, Onion’s Prague Legends and Neruda’s Lesser Town Stories.