President

1965

Jirí Balcar

Associated Names
Jirí Balcar

Artist, Czech, 1929 - 1968

The image is a collage-style artwork with six sections arranged in two columns. Each section features an image of a man's head and shoulders. The man is shown in a side profile in the left column and with a slightly turned head in the right column. His facial features are abstracted, with dark shadows emphasizing his eyes, nose, and lips. He has dark, neatly combed hair. The man wears a dark suit with a white shirt. There are abstract symbols and texts around him, including letters and numbers like "PŘEDSEDA" and "110," among other characters. The background varies with geometric patterns or dark shading. The artwork appears textured and grainy, typical of certain printmaking techniques. It is signed by Jiří Balcar and dated '65.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Anne Baruch, Chicago; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Jirí Balcar 65; lower left: E.A.; bottom left circled: 78; bottom center: "PREDSEDNICTVO"; bottom right circled: 76; verso, in graphite by later hand, bottom center: "Presidium"; bottom right 1977.1194 II

Wikidata ID

Q76345882

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