DESCRIPTION

29 original caricatures

of chess players

Ink drawings by noted artist Jan Fischer

Free sheets, ca 1950s

Fischer, Jan: 29 sheets with caricatures of chess players from 1950s.

Ink drawings, size usually 29 x 20.5 cm (A4), some may be slightly shorter. The weight 330 grams.

Average Good plus: some sheets are a little stained, some are somewhat worn at margins, all is visible in the pictures.

The caricatures were painted in 1950s. The author is well known Czech illustrator Jan Fischer. The caricatures are not signed by the artist but there is no doubt that Jan Fischer is the author: for example in the magazine Ceskoslovensky sach 1956 page 137 is a picture with caricatures to the tournament in Marianske Lazne 1956, author of which is Jan Fischer.

A printed card of this picture is included in this offer (picture 8). Please take a look on caricatures of Ladislav Alster and Ludek Pachman in this card – they are identical with original drawings.

Biographical data:

Jan Fischer (1907-1960) was noted Czech painter and illustrator. He is best known as the illustrator of the famous comic series Rychle sipy (Rapid Arrows) written by Jaroslav Foglar since 1938.

The caricatures were Jan Fischer’s speciality – he published them in various papers and magazines.

The caricatures show following players (in the order shown in the picture 1):

Ladislav Alster Czech IM, Czechoslovak champion 1956:

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/alster.jpg

Ion Balanel IM, 4x Romanian champion:

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/balanel.jpg

Gedeon Barcza GM, 8x Hungarian champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/barcza.jpg

Victor Ciocaltea GM, 8x Romanian champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/ciocaltea.jpg

Jiri Dolezal strong Czech master, 11x champion of South Bohemia

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/drdolezal.jpg

Dr. Dvorak

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/drdvorak.jpg

Miroslav Filip Czech GM, one of world's best players around 1960

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/filip.jpg

Bujar Hoxha (Hodza), Albanian champion 1951

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/hodza.jpg

Gyula Kluger Hungarian IM

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/kluger.jpg

Heikki Koskinen Finland

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/koskinen.jpg

Arnost Kuhn Czech master, 2x Czechoslovak Army champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/kuhn.jpg

Erik Lundin GM, 10x Swedish champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/lundin.jpg

Dr. Novotny

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/novotny.jpg

Fridrik Olafsson Icelandic GM, multiple Scandinavian champion, FIDE Preisdent

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/olafson.jpg

Ludek Pachman Czech GM, 7x Czechoslovak champion, German champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/pachman.jpg

Gudm. Palmason many years second-best Icelandic player after Olafsson

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/palmason.jpg

Pedersen

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/pedersen.jpg

Arnost Poisl strong Prague player

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/poisl.jpg

Josef Ratolistka strong Prague player

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/ratolistka.jpg

Jan Rejdal

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/rejdal.jpg

Jaroslav Sajtar FIDE vice-president in 1954-1974, honorary FIDE GM

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/sajtar.jpg

Dr. Samalik

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/samalik.jpg

Bogdan Sliwa honorary FIDE GM, 6x Polish champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/sliwa.jpg

Gideon Stahlberg Swedish GM, many times Swedish champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/stahlberg.jpg

Laszlo Szabo GM, 9x Hungarian champion

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/szabo.jpg

Thun

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/thun.jpg

Wolfg. Uhlmann German GM, one of the world’s best players around 1970

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/uhlmann.jpg

Urbanec

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/urbanec.jpg

Vyslouzil

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/vyslouzil.jpg

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A sample of a caricature close to the real size (Jaroslav Sajtar):

http://www.chessbookshop.com/books_images/lsak/sajtara4.jpg

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Postage EUR (insurance included). Item weight 330g
xxx	100g	250g	500g	1 kg	2 kg
Europe (airmail only)	5.00	7.20	9.00	13.25	20.75*
Non-Europe (airmail)	5.50	8.00	11.25	17.50	28.75
Non-Europe (economy)	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ask

* Postage in the table applies for sending with the Czech Post. The 2-kilogram boxes to some EU countries can be sent by courier (DPD or GLS). Postage is then usually for 10-30 percent cheaper. In such a case, we need to know your (cell) phone number for carriers.

We combine shipping – you always pay just real postage. 2+ kg boxes depend on location, please ask. Postage within the Czech Republic at real costs in crowns.

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Complete information about book description, postage and payment methods is on our website www.chessbookshop.com in the left column.

Questions are welcome, I shall answer immediately or the same day. If you need an additional information or if you have any questions, please email me to: karel@chessbookshop.com

Listing Format:	Auction
Current price :	€505,00
Starting bid:	€300,00
# of bids:	7
Closes:	Auction is closed
Location:	Czech Republic
Started:	2019-04-21 12:50:44
Ended:	2019-04-28 21:27:00
Seller:	chessbookshop (797)
High Bidder(s):	calle (343)
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