Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1977, 2nd of Two wooden figuring on the backside of one

on the backside of one of the cards at top center

all sorts of odds and ends

iconic to arts and crafts pottery of the earlyish 20th century

San Jose Mission

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1977, 2nd of Two wooden figuring on the backside of oneI 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. Vytacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in