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Jiří Wolker

Prostějov 1900 - Prostějov 1924 Czech poet.
(Wikipedia)

Jan Hána
1971

Description

Commemorative plaque with a sculpted figure of a girl.
Unlike most commemorative plaques, this does not portray the poet himself. Instead, Jan Hána chose an idealized female figure, probably conceived as a muse symbolizing poetry or artistic inspiration. Later, Hána created virtually the same figure as a freestanding sculpture 79 cm high, which he named Clio..

Inscription(s)

zde žil
a tvořil
v letech
1921-23
český
básník
JIŘÍ WOLKER
nejhlubší
moře
lidské oči
jsou

Here lived
and worked
from
1921 to 1923
the Czech
poet
Jiřï Wolker
The deepest
sea
is
the human eye

Signature

jan hanna 71

Artist

Jan Hána (Dobronice 1927 - Praha 1994), Czech sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Pamětní desky v Praze, Katalog pražských pamětních desek.
Galerie Art Praha, auction 26 April-10 May 2024, no. 185 (PDF online).

Location (N 50°4'15" - E 14°24'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: czpr130; Photograph: 8 July 2026
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