Lot 100

Helena Johnová (1884 - 1962) WOOD FORGET ME NOT

The offered ceramic sculpture represents the characteristic style of Helena Johnová, who belonged to a significant generation of modernist artists of the First Republic and her work with a special artistic expression belongs to the pivotal stage of Czech ceramics. She began her artistic career in Vienna in Michael Powolny's studio at the local Kunstgewerbeschule, was one of the founding members of the Prague Artel and, through her own teaching activities at the School of Applied Arts in Prague, made a significant contribution to the professionalization of ceramics in our country. Today, she owns the largest collection of her works, the Museum of Applied Arts in Prague and the Moravian Gallery in Brno, and she rarely appears on the market. She contributed significantly to the emancipation of women artists in Czechoslovak society. The statuette is marked underneath: HELENA JOHNOVÁ and with the serial number 28348.