Spring Song figure group

Josef Drahoňovský, KERAS, Bechyně 1917 (1918)

Earthenware, white glaze.

H: 45 cm

Markings: KS BECHYNĚ, Made in Czechoslovakia

UMP 9079

The love song of spring is presented as a young woman in Empire-style dress with Cupid on her shoulder. She is the symbolic expression of May, the month of lovers. The entire scene is enhanced by dynamic Baroque composition. Purchased for the museum’s collections directly from the artist in 1928.
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