Toyen (1902-1980)
Toyen was a Czech painter, illustrator and member of surrealist movement. Born
Marie Čermínová, she later in life took her pseudonym Toyen. Toyen started her
carrier in the 1920’s in Czechoslovakia, but later relocated to France, to be more
exact the centre of art – Paris. While she still was in Czechoslovakia, she joined
art group Devětsil. She mainly worked with another famous Czech painter
Jindřich Štýrský. This group exhibited her and her friend’s work.
Toyen and her most famous paiting titled Sleeping
| Photo: Museum Kampa
http://www.artplus.cz/cs/aukcni-zpravodajstvi/1/top-10-toyen
(K.Š.)
Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_P%C5%99emysl_Otakar_II_of_Bohemia_-_Alfons_Mucha.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyen1930.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:The_Slav_Epic?uselang=cs#/media/File:Mucha_Kouzlo_slova_Slovanska_epopej_Praha_6265.JPG
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