African King (1920) by Josef ČapekNational Gallery Prague
'African King'
In his work, Josef Čapek drew inspiration from synthetic cubism, using its composition principles.
The black king is a frontal stylised figure compiled from geometric shapes and imitations of real structures...
...that are complemented with several more realistically rendered objects, for example a pipe.
Similar to the sailors, the king evokes exoticism, adventure, and unknown worlds, which is connected with Čapek’s theoretic interest in the art of natural nations.
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