26 1/4x19 1/2 inches, 66 1/2x49 1/2 cm. Condition B+: minor restoration and repaired pin holes in corners; repaired tears at edges, some into image; creases and restoration in image; slight darkening.
Largely a self-taught artist, Rykr was a set designer at the National Theatre in Prague, as well as an illustrator, painter, journalist and graphic designer. He is best remembered for his package designs for Orion, a Czech chocolate company, and corporate designs for Palaba, Bata and Skoda. In the late 1930s he designed a series of Czech travel posters, which were printed in various languages. For this image, he depicts the gothic castle of Karlstejn, built between 1348 and 1365 when it served as a repository for the crown jewels of Bohemia. This is the English version. Rykr 288 (var).
