Lot 85

Franz Urban (1894 - 1959) FOUR SYMBOLIST ART PRINTS

Drypoint. Signed lower right: “F. Urban”. František Urban, one of František Ženíšek's first students at the School of Applied Art in Prague, is known as a painter of religious, allegorical and symbolist themes. In his extensive oeuvre he created monumental as well as small, decorative works. He illustrated a number of children's stories and designed the Austrian 100 corona, securities and posters. His large Pietist subjects correspond with the moods of the Symbolist and Decadent movement of the late 19th century. The principal part of his work comprises designs for church decorations and stained-glass windows.