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A brown monochrome print showing a portrait of a man wearing a large wig at the bottom. The space above them features detailed illustrations of various flowers, a butterfly, a bird, and a spiraled seashell.
Preludium
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Preludium

Artist Jiri Anderle (Czech, born 1936)
Date1988
MediumSoft ground etching
Dimensions19 3/8 x 12 7/8 in. (49.2 x 32.7 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.74
Collections
Visual DescriptionA brown monochrome print showing a portrait of a man wearing a large wig at the bottom. The space above them features detailed illustrations of various flowers, a butterfly, a bird, and a spiraled seashell.
A brown monochrome print featuring a portrait of a person with a large, curly wig holding a book. Above the portrait are illustrations of a peach, a halved peach, a butterfly, and a bunch of grapes.
L'Estro Armonico
Jiri Anderle
1988
A monochrome print of a seated woman wearing a textured dress with a ruffled neckline. Below her are illustrations of a cluster of grapes, a round fruit, an open-winged butterfly, and a small bird.
Adagio pour Marquise de Pompadour
Jiri Anderle
1988
A brown monochrome print featuring a portrait of a man wearing a wig and cravat. Above him are a rose, a butterfly, and four overlapping female side-profile faces. The name "Joseph Haydn" is written at the bottom.
Menuetto
Jiri Anderle
1988
A monochrome print of a man in a large wig and ruffled cravat. Above him are a smaller portrait of a woman and a detailed cluster of lilies. The text "G.F. HANDEL" is at the bottom.
Vivace
Jiri Anderle
1988
A print of a man in an 18th-century wig and cravat. A dense arrangement of large flowers, grapes, and peaches floats above his head, accompanied by two butterflies on the left and a perched bird on the right.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Jiri Anderle
1988
A print of a woman with a small flower in her hair, wearing a pearl-adorned dress with a rose on the bodice. Directly beneath her softly faded portrait is a large, detailed drawing of a butterfly with spread wings.
Andante Grazioso
Jiri Anderle
1988
A print featuring a large portrait of a spectacled, curly-haired man beside a fainter woman's face. Above them are a sketched landscape with a dark tree, a large lilac flower cluster, and a butterfly.
Gefror'ne Tranen
Jiri Anderle
1988
A print of a man kissing the hand of a woman in a wide, elaborate gown with a red-shaded skirt. Another figure stands behind them. Faint, disembodied and distorted faces float above. Cursive text reads "Les Les adieux" at the bottom.
Les Adieux
Jiri Anderle
1985
A print split into two sections. The top depicts several flayed, skeletal figures fighting and wielding clubs. Below are detailed portrait sketches of two individuals wearing soft caps, with the right person pointing toward the left.
Durer and Raphael
Jiri Anderle
1984
A print of a nude woman with hands over her chest and groin, standing beside a heavily detailed, decaying skeletal figure with exposed anatomy. Below them rests a halved pomegranate with red seeds and a cluster of grapes.
Madchen und Tod
Jiri Anderle
1983
A print of several faces. Top right, a woman appears beside a faint arm raising a tall cup. Below are four detailed faces, including a laughing man and a bearded man in hats. A sword hilt rests bottom left.
Rembrandt and Saskia
Jiri Anderle
1984
A print with a large, highly detailed sketch of a heavily lined, bald elderly man's face dominates the center. It is surrounded by a grid of smaller drawn heads, varying from realistic portraits to severely distorted, fragmented, and grotesque faces.
Sunt Lacrymae Rerum II
Jiri Anderle
1984

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