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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
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Memory

Artist Oldrich Kulhánek (Czech, 1940-2013)
Date1991
MediumLithograph
Dimensions15 7/8 x 11 5/8 in. (40.3 x 29.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.101
Collections
Visual DescriptionA 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.



A print of a man, facing slightly to the right. A large hand rests palm-up on his head with a dark oval object in its palm. A textured horizontal band crosses his forehead, and a thin rod pierces his neck, showing a red drop.
Homage to Matthias Grunewald
Oldrich Kulhánek
1990
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
A print featuring a top section with a baby crawling over a cluster of faces beneath an eye. A textured, screaming face-like column connects downward to three vertical panels showing massive hands gripping struggling babies.
The Egg
Oldrich Kulhánek
1970
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
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
Oldrich Kulhánek
1989
A tinted print showing a nude woman looking over her right shoulder. Surrounding her are a winged cherub, two women's faces, a man wearing a leaf wreath, and a large flower blossom in the center.
Omaggio al Pittori Rudolfini
Oldrich Kulhánek
1989
A monochrome print featuring a 3x3 grid of men's faces with exaggerated, distorted expressions. Each portrait includes a bright red sphere clown nose in a different location, such as on the nose, forehead, cheek, or in the mouth.
Clowniade of the Stupids
Oldrich Kulhánek
1988
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
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 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 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 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

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