Josef Lada, ansichtkaart 1948

Josef Lada illustration. c1946.. A Spring scene.

A Czech Christmas wouldn't be complete without Josef Lada's simply drawn carolers, snow-covered villages and nativity scenes. Josef Lada was born on December 17, 1887, in Hrusice. He was a Czech painter and writer and best known as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's WWI novel The Good Soldier Švejk. He produced nearly 600 cartoons of the Švejk characters, depicting Austria-Hungary officers and civil servants as incompetent, abusive and often drunk. Josef Lada Born in the small village of…

Winter, 1955- Josef Lada

Josef Lada Svatá noc 1933 kolorovaná kresba

Most of Josef Lada's holiday themed artworks depict charming Czech villages in the midst of winter, snowcapped and calm. Characterized by pastel cottages, Czech villagers, and small smoking chimneys, these works evoke a feeling of warmth and nostalgia.

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Ruin in Winter, 1942

Vánoce-Josef Lada

Zlenice in Winter, 1942

A Czech Christmas wouldn't be complete without Josef Lada's simply drawn carolers, snow-covered villages and nativity scenes. Josef Lada was born on December 17, 1887, in Hrusice. He was a Czech painter and writer and best known as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's WWI novel The Good Soldier Švejk. He produced nearly 600 cartoons of the Švejk characters, depicting Austria-Hungary officers and civil servants as incompetent, abusive and often drunk. Josef Lada Born in the small village of…

Antikvariát Praha - Karlín

SOFFA 24 / CZECHOSLOVAKIA, English edition by SOFFA - Issuu

A Czech Christmas wouldn't be complete without Josef Lada's simply drawn carolers, snow-covered villages and nativity scenes. Josef Lada was born on December 17, 1887, in Hrusice. He was a Czech painter and writer and best known as the illustrator of Jaroslav Hašek's WWI novel The Good Soldier Švejk. He produced nearly 600 cartoons of the Švejk characters, depicting Austria-Hungary officers and civil servants as incompetent, abusive and often drunk. Josef Lada Born in the small village of…

I don't remember the first time I saw artworks of this artist. But I love them since childhood. I had (and still have) books with his illustrations, I love postcards with his paintings. Josef Lada, painter, writer and illustrator. I bought a calendar with his illustrations to our kids last year - and I think I'll do the same this year. Czech Christmas carols with pictures from Josef Lada He was born in village Hrusice in central Bohemia in 1887 and many of his painting were inspired by this…