Jiri John

The Coast

Jiri John's original drypoint engraving, "The Coast" hails from a project compiled and edited by Andrew Stasik, Director of the Pratt Graphics Center, New York. Entitled, "Eastern European Prints". This engraving is printed on smooth wove Arches paper and with full, deckled margins as published in New York in 1970 and is signed, dated and numbered by the artist in pencil under the plate-mark. "The Coast" is a fine, original example of the twentieth century art created by the Czech artist, Jiri John.

The Coast

Selected Directories in our Gallery (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com), with a focus on the area of interest for this original work of art.
Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com sells international fine art. Our collection consists of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, and original prints, such as etchings, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, silk-screens, aquatints, mezzotints, linocuts, monoprints, and other mediums of original art. All of these works of art have been created by prominent and established painters, illustrators, watercolour artists and printmakers from around the world. The art in our gallery ranges from the early Renaissance period to the modern and contemporary art period. You can view other original artworks similar to the subject under discussion on this page listed in the following art directories.
Century:
Fine 20th Century Artist Index	The '20th Century artist' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by watercolor artists, painters, illustrators and graphic artists from around the world. These original works date from 1900 to the present day.
Country:
Czechoslovakian Artists	The 'Czechoslovakian Art' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from Czechoslovakia and or art with a Czech theme. The artworks date from the 19th century to the 20th century.
Subject:
Landscapes, Seascapes, City & Town Views Art Index	This directory contains a selection of original works of art with a focus on landscapes, seascapes, city views, town views and farm views from around the world. These artworks date from the 16th century to the 20th century.

Customer inquiries: Contact us or phone Greg & Connie (905) 957-6666

Title:	The Coast
Artist:	John, Jiri (Trest, Czechoslovakia, 1923 - Prague, 1972)
Date:	1969
Medium:	Original Drypoint Engraving
Publisher:	Pratt Graphics Center, New York
Note:	Jiri John: Major Czech artists of the second half of the twentieth century include Jiri John, Adriena Simotova, Vaclav Bostik, Jiri Kolar, Michael Rittstein, Dalibor Chatrny and Miroslav Stolfa. Born in Trest, Jiri John studied printmaking and painting in Prague at the Academy of Fine Arts. In the 1950's and 1960's his original prints were included in many international exhibitions. Jiri John was the recipient of prizes for his graphics at the 6th Ljubljana Biennale and the 7th Sao Paolo Biennale. During this period, Jiri John taught printmaking techniques at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. Today the fine art of Jiri John will be found in many important collections, such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Seattle Art Museum, Czech Center, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Moravian Gallery, Brno, Czech Republic.
	The Coast hails from a 1970 project compiled and edited by Andrew Stasik, Director of the Pratt Graphics Center, New York. Entitled, Eastern European Prints, the portfolio consisted of ten original prints by leading artists from Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia. Each work of graphic art was limited to a signed and numbered edition of one hundred impressions. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, lists an impression of The Coast in its permanent collection.
Edition:	Limited edition of one hundred impressions, numbered 22/100.
Source:	Publication: Eastern European Prints/ A Folio, 1970.
Size:	11 5/8 X 13 3/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed on smooth wove Arches paper and with full, deckled margins as published in New York in 1970. Signed, dated and numbered, '22/100', by the artist in pencil under the plate-mark. A richly printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. The Coast represents a prime, original example of the twentieth century Czech art of Jiri John.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
Important Information:	The artist biographies, research and or information pertaining to all the original works of art posted on our pages has been written and designed by Greg & Connie Peters exclusively for our site, (www.artoftheprint.com). Please visit us regularly to view the latest artworks offered for sale. We will soon be posting an update of our most recent research and include the biographical and historical information pertaining to our next collection of original works of art created by artists throughout the centuries. We hope you found the information you were looking for and that it has been beneficial. Our Gallery, (Art of the Print / www.artoftheprint.com) guarantees the authenticity of every work of art we sell 100%. Full documentation and certification is provided. We offer a wide selection of international fine art dating from the early Renaissance to the contemporary art period.