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A detailed print centered on a glaring, bearded man. He is surrounded by a skull, a geometric crystal, bat wings, swirling smoke, a ram's head, an infinity loop, and large, hairy animal legs with hooves. At the top of the composition is the word "ALCHYMIA".
Alchymia
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Alchymia

Artist Oldrich Kulhánek (Czech, 1940-2013)
Date1989
MediumEtching
Dimensions32 5/8 x 20 5/8 in. (82.9 x 52.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.91
Collections
Visual DescriptionA detailed print centered on a glaring, bearded man. He is surrounded by a skull, a geometric crystal, bat wings, swirling smoke, a ram's head, an infinity loop, and large, hairy animal legs with hooves. At the top of the composition is the word "ALCHYMIA".
A print with the text "RICERCARI IN OMAGGIO" above an oval portrait of a bearded man, inscribed "al Sig. CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI". The central portrait is surrounded by detailed string and wind musical instruments and an open book below.
In Omaggio
Oldrich Kulhánek
1972
An orange and brown print dominated by large central eyes above swirling hair and reaching hands. At the top, a figure with outstretched arms radiates lines, flanked by cherubs. Intertwined nude figures frame the composition.
Ardo, Avvampo
Oldrich Kulhánek
1972
A print of a bearded man. A red winged heart rests on his forehead beneath a Menorah and Star of David. Ornate structures flank the left, smaller portraits cluster on the right, and a lettered ribbon crosses his cheek.
Memory
Oldrich Kulhánek
1991
A monochrome print of two hands with fingers gently intertwined, pointing upwards. Faint concentric lines radiate behind the fingertips. Handwritten text below includes a dedication, signatures, the date September 19, 1992, and the word "INTERTWINED".
Intertwined
Oldrich Kulhánek
1992
A black and white print showing a large, detailed hand with spread fingers reaching upwards from the bottom. Above the hand is a faint, rectangular scene depicting several hazy figures in motion.
Holocaust No. 5
Oldrich Kulhánek
1985
A monochrome print featuring a head wrapped in thick, flat bands obscuring the face. A detailed hand rests against these bands. The top of the head dissolves into a hazy texture, framed by two vertical white stripes.
Hand
Oldrich Kulhánek
1984
Well carved along the natural curves of the stone, the head turned towards the back, the face framed by long locks of gently incised mane, seated on its haunches with its tail swished to one side, the underside well detailed hooves, the stone of white tone with dark brown highlights
Recumbent Horse
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
A print featuring a central rectangle filled with fragmented, overlapping drawings of human lips and mouths. The surrounding border consists of a faded document covered in dense typed text and red and black handwriting.
Interrogation (1971 - 1972)
Oldrich Kulhánek
1990
A print featuring three pig heads. The central pig is positioned lower with its mouth wide open, showing teeth. It is flanked by two larger pig heads; the left points its snout upward and the right faces forward.
Who is Who?
Oldrich Kulhánek
1991
A print of two vertically stacked mouths crossed by translucent strips. The top mouth has parted lips above the red text "How are you?". The bottom mouth shows teeth above the red text "I am fine!".
How Are You?
Oldrich Kulhánek
1991
A monochrome print of three vertically stacked, overlapping faces. The top face has hands covering its eyes, the middle face has fingers plugging its ears, and the bottom face has clasped hands covering its mouth.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Oldrich Kulhánek
1991
An orange and brown print of a woman's torso with crossed arms. Below, large reaching hands surround a geometric frame. At the bottom, an upside-down mustached man has his eyes covered by two hands.
Gira, Il Nemico Insidioso
Oldrich Kulhánek
1972

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