Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two kilim the seat of the tribal

the seat of the tribal government

Any breakfast-time would be just a little brighter with it on the table

and it's directness now as a declaration of flatness

The underside of the base is stamped Russia

though I don't know for sure--but I'd say she had a pretty terrific eye in choosing it and keeping it near

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two kilim the seat of the tribalI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in