| Catalogue number | 0663 |
|---|---|
| Date of issue | 10.11.2010 |
| Face value | 30 CZK |
| Print sheets | 4 stamps |
| Size of picture | 50 x 40 mm |
| Graphic designer | Karel Spillar |
| Engraver | Martin Srb |
Karel Spillar (1871 - 1939): Spring, 1912, National Gallery in Prague.
The Czech painter and graphic designer Karel Spillar studied with Frantisek Zenisek at the Prague's Academy of Arts (1885-1893). He was one of the members of the Manes Union of Fine Arts and a teacher (after 1913) at the Academy of Arts. His early works were influenced by his stay at Paris and expressionism (1902-1908), other styles that found a way into his works included neo romanticism and the symbolism of Art Nouveau. His decorative works followed the paintings by Puvis de Chavannes (Portrait of a Lady in Black, 1899; Shepherds, 1914). Spilar's best known masterpiece is his decoration of the Municipal House in Prague, including the mosaic Homage to Prague (1909) above the entrance and the paintings in Smetana's Hall representing an allegory of Music, Dance, Poetry and Drama (1910) in the Art Nouveau symbolic style. He was the author of a number of other decorations, such as those in the lounge of the Central Hotel in Prague. Spillar was also the author of lithographic works, posters, small graphic designs.
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