1970s. Ceramic, colourfully glazed. Grotesque mixed creature, characteristic of Kutálek's formal vocabulary, which draws from tales and fables of Slavic mythology as well as fairy tale figures from Bohemia and Moravia. Incised signature on the bottom. H. 37 cm. - Provenance: Wolfgang Brudermüller collection; since then through inheritance. - Czech painter, sculptor and ceramic artist. One of the most important representatives of the modern Czech ceramic. Lit.: J. Spurný: Jan Kutálek, Prag 1987;