Tavík František ŠIMON
(1877 Zelenice -1942 Prague)
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The Bouquinistes – 1906
Colour etching on simili-japon. Signed, numbered and dated. Edition of 100. Framed.
Size of sheet: 39 x 46 cm.
Novak 43.
£1500.-
Tavík František ŠIMON: The Bouquinistes
As a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Simon received a stipend that allowed him to travel extensively in Europe. He had his first solo exhibition in Prague in 1905 and in Paris in 1906.
After spending 1904–1914 based in Paris, Šimon returned to Prague and became a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in 1928. In 1917, he became a founding member of the Hollar Association of Czech Graphic Artists, which he later chaired.