Prítomnost trpytu/The Presence of Brilliance

1988

Jaroslav Serych

Associated Names
Jaroslav Serych

Artist, Czech, 1928 - 2014

This abstract image features fluid and elongated shapes created with sweeping lines and muted tones, suggesting figures in motion. The composition includes four main elongated forms resembling human head and neck shapes. The central figure is in soft blacks and earth tones, while the others are in shades of red and pink. The lines and shapes hint at ghostly figures or silhouettes, offering a familiar yet ambiguous representation of human-like forms in motion. The smudged lines and soft colors enhance the abstract nature of the figures, evoking movement and an ethereal presence.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    image: 42.5 x 38.2 cm (16 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 57.5 x 48.2 cm (22 5/8 x 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.166.184


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J. Serych; lower left: 25/90; lower center: For Gerald Cerny, cordially Jaroslav Serych May 1994; verso bottom right in grahpite: "Prítomnost trpytu"

Wikidata ID

Q76343680

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