František Kobliha – The Graphic Series Máj (May)

The graphic series Máj (May) from 1911 ranks among the first major breakthroughs of the Czech printmaker and illustrator František Kobliha. It was published by Moderní revue to mark the 1910 centenary of the birth of Karel Hynek Mácha, the author of the original poem. Kobliha was among the first visual artists to depart entirely from narrative descriptiveness. Rather than recounting a story, he focused on the text's contemplative dimension, creating an autonomous visual accompaniment that engages primarily with the poem's dreamlike, melancholy atmosphere.

Venue: 4th floor of the Trade Fair Palace as a part of the exhibition 1796–1918: Art of the Long Century

Curator: Jana Mafková