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

Ardo, Avvampo

Artist Oldrich Kulhánek (Czech, 1940-2013)
Date1972
MediumEtching
Dimensions17 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (43.8 x 28.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.141
Collections
Visual DescriptionAn 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.
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 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 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 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 reddish print of vertically stacked faces and grasping hands. A bubble reading "SEX" sits top left. A woman looks left behind a prominent braceleted arm. Below, a face tilts upward, merging into a dense knot of intertwined hands.
Homage to Marquis de Sade
Oldrich Kulhánek
1970
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 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 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
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 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 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 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

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