Collection: Jindřich Štyrský

Jindřich Štyrský (1899–1942) was a Czech Surrealist painter, poet, editor, photographer, and graphic artist. Born in Čermná, he later died in Prague. He joined the Devětsil group in 1923 and, with his artistic partner Toyen, co-founded the Artificialism movement in Paris in the late 1920s.

Štyrský's varied oeuvre encompassed book covers and illustrations, alongside his own writings, including studies of Arthur Rimbaud and Marquis de Sade. He worked as a designer for the Osvobozené divadlo from 1928 to 1929, collaborating with Vítězslav Nezval. His editorial work included the Edition 69 series, the Erotická revue (launched 1930), and Odeon. His painting *Emilie Comes To Me In A Dream* (1933) exemplifies his surrealist themes.

Štyrský was a founding member of The Surrealist Group of Czechoslovakia, contributing to the establishment of surrealism within the region.