Czech Republic - 2025 Works of Art on Postage Stamps: Václav Špála (MNH)
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2025 Works of Art on Postage Stamps: Václav Špála
A 1934 painting titled Apples
Václav Špála was a prominent Czech painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, whose work forms one of the fundamental pillars of Czech modern art. In his early works, striking colours, shape distortion, and dynamic brushstrokes were dominant features. In the 1911 painting Idyll (also known as Two Girls Bathing), he first used the characteristic combination of two colours – balancing warm reds and cold blues. After 1923, he began searching for new themes and focused on landscape painting. This period of Špála’s work, known as “the green period,” lasted until 1926. However, the pinnacle of his painting art was the so-called “blue period,” during which he used a single colour in many shades. After 1930, Václav Špála concentrated particularly on still life and bouquet painting. Špála’s floral and still-life works, as well as his landscape pieces, still stand out today for their vivid colours. Rich and vibrant hues give his works life and dynamism, creating an unmistakable visual impression.