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A print of a lightly rendered figure from behind with a dense tangle of scribbled dark hair. They wear a belted garment, right hand on their hip and left hand raised. A faint chair is outlined nearby.
Tatania
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Tatania

Artist Jiri Balcar (Czech, 1929 - 1968)
Date1970
MediumDrypoint
Dimensions9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.145
Collections
Visual DescriptionA print of a lightly rendered figure from behind with a dense tangle of scribbled dark hair. They wear a belted garment, right hand on their hip and left hand raised. A faint chair is outlined nearby.
A print of two darkly silhouetted figures in dresses. One sits in a chair leaning back, while the other stands nearby. Faint architectural details, Roman numerals, grid lines, and sharp black scribbles overlay the scene.
The Two Friends
Jiri Balcar
1970
A print of a woman in profile holding a piece of fruit. Her face and arms are shaded; her dress is lightly outlined. To the left are a hand holding a goblet, a faint face outline, and an assortment of fruit.
D'Apres Goltzius, Geschmack
Jiri Anderle
1983
A black and white print showing four outlined shoes at the top above the letters V, X, and E. The middle features dense, scratchy lines and a large V. The bottom depicts dark silhouettes of five walking figures.
Shoes
Jiri Balcar
1968
A black and white print featuring a dark, textured silhouette of a figure holding a thin rod. Large numbers overlap the figure's body, and a vertical column of fragmented serif letters runs down the right edge.
Figure
Jiri Balcar
1965
A print with a fine-lined sketched portrait of a forward-facing person with a neutral expression. The face and neck are rendered with dense, cross-hatched shading emphasizing the eyes, while the hair and shoulders are only faintly outlined.
Cassandra
Jiri Anderle
1984
A print centered on a dense, chaotic cluster of overlapping thick black lines. A faint horizontal line crosses near the top edge beside the number. The surrounding area contains light diagonal lines resembling folds in paper and scattered dark smudges.
Sign IV
Jiri Balcar
1962
A black and white print featuring a simple contour line drawing of a figure layered over dark, shaded silhouettes. Large, outlined typographical letters, including "K" and an ampersand, are scattered across the composition.
Yound Lady with a Journal
Jiri Balcar
1965
A print with a large face gazing forward in the top left, holding a faintly outlined infant with an outstretched arm. On the right, a heavyset, wide-eyed bald man holds a tiny dangling figure in his fist. Faint outlines of other figures fill the lower area including a woman running with an infant in her arms.
Bestia Triumfans I
Jiri Anderle
1984
A sepia print of an ornate classical frame flanked by two figures on pedestals with heavily shaded legs and lightly outlined torsos. Between them, a complex tangled mass of flowing lines hovers over a central pedestal holding a textured organic object.
In Combattimento di Trancredi e Clorinda I
Jiri Anderle
1972
A monochrome print of three faintly outlined men. The center figure wears a skull-emblem hat and holds a curved sword; the right wears a peaked cap. A small photograph of five uniformed men appears in the top left.
Elite (Kaiser and Crown Prince)
Jiri Anderle
1981
A print of a woman in a high ruffled collar and pearl necklace playing a keyboard. Beside her right shoulder floats a fragmented, scribbled sketch of a second face. Both figures look directly toward the viewer.
D'Apres Goltzius, Gehor
Jiri Anderle
1983
A black and white print featuring two men in dark suits. One man holds a piece of paper, while the other reaches toward it. Scattered, stenciled capital letters and numbers appear at the top and bottom edges.
Two Men
Jiri Balcar
1965

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