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Current AffairsFrantisek Kupka painting sets Czech auction record
Experts predicted that a new record could be set on Sunday when a work by
the Czech-born abstract artist Frantisek Kupka was going under the hammer
in Prague. They were right: the oil on canvas was sold to an anonymous
bidder for 13.4 million crowns (around 642,500 dollars), a price that
would have been unthinkable on the Czech market a decade ago.
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Current Affairs"Hitler watercolor" goes up for auction on Czech website
Years before becoming one of the worst mass murderers of all time, Adolf
Hitler struggled to make ends meet as an artist. Paradoxically, while the
exact whereabouts of the German dictator's remains are uncertain, there is
a busy trade today in the paintings he made in the early 1900s, which
nobody was interested in buying at the time. Recently a watercolor
purported to be by Adolf Hitler went on the auction block on a Czech
website.
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Current AffairsExhibition looks at work of two greats as members of Czechoslovak Legions during Great War
Frantisek Kupka and Otto Gutfreund are two of the most important Czech
artists of the first half of the 20th century; Kupka was a great painter
and graphic artist, while Gutfreund is best known for his sculptures. Both
men studied in Paris and both fought for France in the first world war, as
members of the Czechoslovak Legions. An exhibition of their work from the
period 1914 to 1918 has just opened at Prague's Kampa Museum. More
SpotlightFuture of precious plot in Old Town Square debated
Undeterred by the onset of winter weather, hordes of tourists swirl in
eddies around the Old Town Square—in front of the famous Astronomical
Clock, by the carts selling sausages and cups of hot wine, down the
passages lined with stalls crammed top to bottom with knickknacks and
gewgaws. It is a site that is as rich in art and history as it is bustling
with activity. This place is one of Prague's nerve centers, the beating
heart of the old city.
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Current AffairsNational Gallery wants free admission
The National Gallery in Prague received almost half a million visitors last
year, and a new proposal by the gallery's director to open doors for free
could see that number go through the roof. He wants a budget increase to
make that possible - though the Culture Ministry is not in favour. But
could a change of government increase chances of free admission at the
National Gallery?
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Current AffairsLaughing at Czech politics: Caricature art 1900 -1950
With caricatures at the centre of attention and debate these days, the
opening of a new exhibition in Prague's Stone Bell House has turned out to
be most timely. Inspired by the popularity of a show last year devoted to
Adolf Hoffmeister's long career, the City Gallery in Prague and the
National Gallery have designed an exhibition featuring Czech caricature
art from 1900 - 1950.
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Arts"100 Works from the National Gallery" published to mark 210th anniversary
This week saw the launch of a book entitled "100 Works from the
National Gallery in Prague", which was published to coincide with the
210th anniversary of the institution's foundation. The man behind the
publication is Milan Knizak, director of the Czech National Gallery; he
says selecting 100 pieces from the many thousands owned by the state body
was no easy task.
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Excreting in a gallery -how far should one go in protesting against an art
exhibition. The TV star who was smuggled into the country. And, a message
from the police: if you find your car's been stolen on Saturday morning
-please look around your favourite pub first! Find out more in Magazine
with Daniela Lazarova.
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