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拍品專文
Born in Kněždub in modern day Czechia, Joža Uprka began his artistic education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague under the tutelage of František Čermák. Upon the death of his teacher, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he was one of the founders of a student organization called Skréta that included Alphonse Mucha. He spent from 1892 to 1893 studying in Paris on a scholarship, and in 1894, with Mucha’s assistance, he had his first entry to the Salon. His first major exhibition in Prague was in 1897.
Uprka’s works often portray the folk life of Southern Moravians during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During a time of industrialization in his native land, the artist sought to depict the simple pleasures of peasant life in his homeland. His figures, in their traditional folk dress, are often depicted throughout the artist’s œuvre attending festivals or religious pilgrimages. In the present painting, a young girl in brightly colored folk attire stands before an explosion of flowers below a strip of brilliant blue sky. She is depicted close to the picture plane, her face slightly turned away from the viewer, as if the artist wished the viewer to concentrate on the joyous colors of the flowers and her costume.
Uprka’s works often portray the folk life of Southern Moravians during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During a time of industrialization in his native land, the artist sought to depict the simple pleasures of peasant life in his homeland. His figures, in their traditional folk dress, are often depicted throughout the artist’s œuvre attending festivals or religious pilgrimages. In the present painting, a young girl in brightly colored folk attire stands before an explosion of flowers below a strip of brilliant blue sky. She is depicted close to the picture plane, her face slightly turned away from the viewer, as if the artist wished the viewer to concentrate on the joyous colors of the flowers and her costume.