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Sleepwalker (Štyrský)

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Sleepwalker
Bulgarian: Картината „Сомнамбулът“
ArtistJindřich Štyrský
Year1925 (1925)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions60.3 cm × 30.8 cm (23.7 in × 12.1 in)

Sleepwalker, "Somnambulist" (in Czech: Náměsíčná) is a painting from 1925 by Czech surrealist Jindřich Štyrský.

Description

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It is painted in oil on canvas and its dimensions are 60.3 x 30.8 centimeters. In 1965 the canvas was purchased by the Moravian Gallery in Brno.[1]

Analysis

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In terms of style painting refers to the style of artificialism, developed by Shtirski in this period of his career.

References

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  1. ^ "Sleepwalker". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-09.