The Stamp Gallery of Czech and Slovak Graphic Art
for more information about the artist click here! born on September 19, 1912 in Vidolice lives in Prague SEN NOCI SVATOJÁNSKÉ (Summer Night Dream) Stamp issue of Czechoslovakia date of issue: November 27, 1972 engraved by Milo Ondráček Original picture: Oil on canvas 95 x 90 cm from the year 1962 Národní galerie (National Gallery) Prague Liesler created the first varieties of this Shakespeare theme already during the war. He often returned to this theme in his works and dealt with the wit, troubles and complexity of Shakespeare's play. Particularly "A Summer Night Dream" - full of love, surprise and mystery - always attracted him. In the Shakespeare year 1964, he designed another variation of this theme on a stamp (see the biography page). The picture depicted above is typical both for Liesler's loose connection of main themes and also putting together compositions and colors. |
