On the Roof
Karel Ludwig (Biography)

On the Roof
On the Roof, Karel Ludwig
Technique:
Size: 9 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.
Year: 1946, vintage

Czech, 1919-1977
  • Born in Prague
  • Began photographing by chance in 1939 in Zlin, where he attended a factory school
  • Collaboration and friendship with Vaclav Chochola and Zdenek Tmej
  • His work was published in many periodicals, and he worked as a photographer for the National Theatre
  • 1943-1948 head of the photography department of the Lucernafilm Studios of Prague
  • 1949 joined the Association of Czech Artists
Selected Public Collections
  • The Moravian Gallery in Brno, Czech Republic
  • Umeleckoprumyslove muzeum v Praze (Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague), Czech Republic
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England