The Life of a Private Collector Behind the Iron Curtain.

Marcela Rusinko-Chmelařová (ed.), Jiří Pátek (ed.), Alexandr Skalický (ed.) Útěcha bydlením: Život soukromého sběratele za železnou oponou. 4to. 236 [3] pp The Life of a Private Collector Behind the Iron Curtain. 2022. English-Czech. Velmi dobrý stav. Very good condition. A study of private art collecting in communist Czechoslovakia, examining a distinctive, intellectually oriented middle class that emerged under totalitarian conditions. Lacking the financial resources of the interwar bourgeoisie yet marked by high education and critical engagement, these collectors formed informal networks and maintained contact with artistic developments beyond the Iron Curtain. Through direct relationships with contemporary artists, they assembled unique collections that illuminate the cultural ambivalence of the late 20th century. An underexplored subject, presented by art historians Marcela Rusinko and Jiří Pátek, together with artist and collector Alexandr Skalický Sr. Inv. B5