Joža Uprka - The Tying of Headscarves

UPRKA, Joža. Vázání šátků [The Tying of Headscarves]. Slovem doprovází Frant. Kretz. Díl I. Kroměříž: Nákladem prvého českého knihkupectví a nakladatelství Jos. Pitharta, [n.d., ca. 1920s]. Oblong 4to (24 × 22.5 cm). [14] pp. introduction + c. 40 tipped-in color plates reproducing paintings by Joža Uprka. Original printed wrappers, string bound with decorative cord, mounted color illustration to upper cover. Near fine. Light shelfwear only, contents fresh and clean. With the owner’s stamp of the renowned Czech glass designer Milan Metelák (1928-1993) to title. A beautiful album by the celebrated Moravian painter Joža Uprka (1861–1940), known for his depictions of folk costumes and traditions of southern Moravia and Slovakia. This work focuses on the artistry of headscarves and their tying (vázání šátků), with vibrant color reproductions of brides and women in traditional festive dress from Kunovice, Vlčnov, Hroznová Lhota, and other villages. The tipped-in plates are of especially fine quality, vividly capturing Uprka’s folkloric subjects. Inv. H11ho.