Collecting By Engraver

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1981

Issued on November 27, 1981.

View of Prague from Petrin Hill (Detail), by Vaclav Hollar (1607 – 1677), engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Medallion of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts shows Athena (Minerva), goddess of Wisdom, by Otakar Spaniel (1881-1955), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Ladislav Jirka.

South Bohemian Embroidery, by Zdenek Sklenar (1910-1986), East Bohemian Gallery in Pardubice, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Standing Woman, painting by Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Flower painting by Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Gerasimov (1881-1963), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1982

Issued on on November 27, 1982.

The Revolution in Spain, by Josef Sima (1891-1971), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Woman drying Herself, by Rudolf Kremlicka (1886-1932), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

The Girl Bride, Dezider Milly (1906-1971), Slovak National Gallery, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Oil Field Workers, by Jan Zelibsky (1907-1997), Slovak National Gallery, engraved by Ladislav Jirka.

The Birds Lament, by Emil Filla (1882-1953), Gallery of Fine Arts, Gottvaldov, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1983

Issued on November 18, 1983.

Zalov (Morana, the god of death, shows the hero the way to the cemetery), by Mikolas Ales (1852-1913), engraved by Josef Hercik.

Genius, by Vojtech Adalbert Hynais (1854-1925), engraved by Josef Hercik.

Allegories of Music and Lyrics, by Frantisek Zenisek (1849-1916), engraved by Milos Ondracek:

Allegory of Prague, by Vaclav Brozík (1851-1901), engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Prague Castle, by Julius Eduard Marak (1832-1899), engraved by Ladislav Jirka.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1984

Issued on November 16, 1984:

The Milevski River, by Karel Stehlik (1912 - 1985), Ales South Bohemian Gallery, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Under the Trees, by Viktor Barvitius (1834 – 1902), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Landscape with Flowers, by Zoltan Palugyay (1898 - 1935), Slovak National Gallery, engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

Illustration of King from Vysehrad Codex, the National Library, Prague, engraved by Jan Mracek.

View of Kokorin Castle (Hrad Kokorin), by Antonín Manes (1784 – 1843), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Ladislav Jirka.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1985

Issued on November 27, 1985.

Young Woman in Blue Dress, by Jozef Ginovský (1800-1857), Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, engraved by Jan Mracek.

Lenin on Charles Bridge, Prague (Karluv most), by Martin Sladký (1920-2015), Lenin Museum, Prague, engraved by Miloš Ondrácek.

Avenue of Poplars, by Václav Rabas (1885-1954), the National Galley, Prague, engraved by Václav Fajt.

Beheading of St. Dorothea, by Hans Baldung Grien (1484/1485-1545), the National Galley, Prague, engraved by Václav Fajt.

Jasper Schade van Westrum (1623-1692), by Frans Hals (1581/85-1666), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Miloš Ondrácek.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1986

Issued on November 3, 1986.

The Czech Lion, by Vratislav Hugo Brunner (1886 – 1928), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Boy with Mandolin, by Jozef Sturdík (1920 – 1992), Orava gallery, Dolny Kubin, Slovakia, engraved by Václav Fajt.

The Metra Building, by Frantisek Gross (1909 – 1985), Army (?) art gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Portrait of Maria Maximiliana at Sternberk, by Karel Skreta (1610 - 1674), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472 – 1553), engraved by Josef Hercik.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1987


Issued on November 18, 1987.

Enclosure of Dreams, by Kamil Lhotak (1912 – 1990), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Flower painting by Ester Simerova-Martincekova (1909-2005), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Bohemian Landscape, by Josef Lada (1887 – 1957), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Accordion Player, by Josef Capek (1887 – 1945), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Jiri Bouda.

Self-portrait, by Jiri Trnka (1912 – 1969), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1988

issued on November 17, 1988.

Field Workers carrying Sacks, by Martin Benka (1888-1971), Slovak National Galley, engraved by Martin Cinovsky.

Woman watching Bird, by Vojtech Preissig (1873-1944), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Jaguar attacking Rider, by Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1989


Paintings from the National Gallery, Prague, issued on November 27, 1989.

Nirvana, by Anton Jasusch (1882 - 1965), engraved by Martin Cinovsky.

Dusk in the Town, by Jakub Schikaneder (1855 - 1924), engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

Bakers, by Pravoslav Kotik (1889 - 1970), engraved by Josef Hercik.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1990

Issued on November 27, 1990.

St. Agnes of Bohemia (detail), statue by Josef Vaclav Myslbek (1848 – 1922), engraved by Josef Hercik.

The Slavs in their Original Homeland, detail by Alfons Maria Mucha (1860 – 1939), engraved by Milos Ondracek.

St John the Baptist, detail by Auguste Rodin (1840 - 1917), engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1991

Issued on November 3, 1991.

Family at Home, by the German painter Max Ernst (1891 – 1976), Jewish Museum, Prague, engraved by Bohumil Sneider.

Milenci (The Lovers), by the French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Christ, by the Spanish (Greek origin) painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, known as El Greco (1541 - 1614), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Milos Ondracek.

Coincidence, by Ladislav Guderna (1921 - 1999), Bratislava City Gallery (Galeria mesta Bratislavy), engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

Two Japanese Women, by the Japanese painter Kitagawa Utamaro (1753 – 1806), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries – Year 1992

Issued on November 2, 1992.

The Old Raftsman, by Koloman Sokol (1902 – 2003), Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, engraved by Josef Hercik.

Still Life with Grapes, by Georges Braque (1882 – 1963), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Abandonned, by Toyen (born Marie Cerminova (1902 – 1980), National Gallery, Prague, engraved by Bedrich Housa.

Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries

The last two sets I posted are the final issues in the long series "Artworks from Czechoslovakian Art Galleries", which ran from 1966 until 1992 and which I began presenting on page 260 of this thread.

In January 1993, Czechoslovakia split into two independent states: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both countries have carried on the tradition of issuing engraved stamps each November, showcasing artworks from their national galleries. These stamps maintain the same size, format, refined design, and delicate engraving as those issued under Czechoslovakia. From time to time, I will share art stamps from both successor states as well.

Support the prisoners-of-war relief fund, engraved semi-postal stamps designed by Sepp Jahn and issued by Austria on September 9, 1947. The stamps feature images related to prisoners of war and post-war reconstruction.

Engraved by Herbert Toni Schimek

Engraved by Rudolf Toth

Engraved by Rupert Franke

Engraved by Herbert Toni Schimek

Engraved by Rupert Franke

Engraved by Georg Wimmer

Czech Paintings, issued by the Czech Republic on November 12, 1997.

Landscape with Chateau in Chantilly, 1883, by Antonín Chittussi (1847 - 1891), designed and engraved by Vaclav Fajt.

The Prophets came out of the desert, 1918, by Frantisek Bilek (1872 – 1941), designed and engraved by Milos Ondracek.