Josef Lada
Czech · 1887–1957 · Painter, Illustrator
Josef Lada was a Czech painter, illustrator, cartoonist and writer. He was pioneer of the Czech comicbook tradition and founder of the "Czech modern fairytale" genre. He is… (Wikipedia)
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Water GoblinGalerie Kodl · CZK 10,200,000≈ $418,812≈ £333,078≈ €399,059Sign up to see
WinterGalerie Kodl · CZK 7,800,000≈ $338,598≈ £267,857≈ €315,797Sign up to see
A May NightGalerie Kodl · CZK 5,760,000≈ $236,506≈ £188,091≈ €225,351Sign up to see
Josef Lada’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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- A ruin in winter, 1940CZK 564,000≈ $24,681≈ £19,417≈ €21,728Sign up free to see
- Spokojení staroušci, 1939CZK 492,000≈ $22,293≈ £16,745≈ €19,145Sign up free to see
- Christmas Eve, 1944CZK 2,880,000≈ $130,493≈ £98,019≈ €112,069Sign up free to see
- Building a snowman, 1944CZK 1,680,000≈ $76,121≈ £57,178≈ €65,373Sign up free to see
- Král Radola I., 1932CZK 192,000≈ $8,700≈ £6,535≈ €7,471Sign up free to see
- Zimní radovánky, kolem roku 1917CZK 240,000≈ $10,874≈ £8,168≈ €9,339Sign up free to see
- Silent Night, 1944CZK 1,560,000≈ $72,914≈ £54,524≈ €61,006Sign up free to see
- Krajina, 1931CZK 900,000≈ $42,066≈ £31,456≈ €35,196Sign up free to see
- Princ z pohádky, 1939CZK 552,000≈ $25,800≈ £19,293≈ €21,587Sign up free to see
- Píšťalky, 1943CZK 348,000≈ $16,266≈ £12,163≈ €13,609Sign up free to see
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About Josef Lada
Josef Lada was a Czech painter, illustrator, cartoonist and writer. He was pioneer of the Czech comicbook tradition and founder of the "Czech modern fairytale" genre. He is considered one of the greatest Czech artists of all times – which is also what the artist Pablo Picasso had claimed him to be. He is best known for his children's books and as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's World War I novel The Good Soldier Švejk. He's an author of over 15,000 illustrations and more than 600 paintings. The main themes and motives of his work include the following: home village Hrusice, water goblins and sprites, night watchmen, pub fights and the traditional pig-slaughter.
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