| Abstract: | Abstract The talented and enigmatic Jaroslav Rossler (1902–90) made progressive works for only about fifteen years, between 1919 and 1935. Some regard him as the quintessential Czech modernist photo-artist because his work so thoroughly reflects many of the canonical movements of the early twentieth century: abstraction, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Poetism, Functionalism, and so on. His work has been long overlooked; the first real retrospective of his art occurred only three years ago, at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague. That exhibition served as the base of information for this handsomely produced monograph, which is by far the most thorough treatment of Rössler to date. |
