Lot 73

František Urban (1868 - 1919) MADONNA WITH A CHILD

František Urban studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague under František Ženíšek. He designed the Austrian hundred crown bill, shares, diplomas and posters, won the competition for the decoration of the windows of the church of St. Ludmila in Prague, participated in the decoration of many other, not only sacral buildings, including the Church of St. Barbora and the paintings of the chapel in the Vlašský dvor in Kutná Hora, the ceiling of the theater in Vinohrady or the curtains of the theater in Litomyšl and Pardubice. František Urban's religious and symbolist motifs could only be described as handwritten. They are dominated by Art Nouveau influence, soft shading, pastel colors and a solid elegant contour.