14. 6. – 14. 9. 2025

The exhibition traces more than forty years of encounters between the collector Vilém Trmal (1949-2013) and the work of Josef Váchal (1884-1969). From the happenings during the times of deep normalisation, when he and other like-minded conspirators played ping-pong over his prints, to countless visits to bibliophiles, memorabilia collectors and antiquarians across the country, to discreet meetings with auction house owners.
The exhibition presents the resulting collection in a representative selection that includes, among others, early etchings of Seance or Frozen Waterfall, the iconic woodcuts Paradies(Paradise), Wedding of the Orcs, and Deadly Gas, the large-scale watercolours Dead Abbess, Self-Portrait, Váchal’s working copy of The Bloody Novel, Recipe Book of Colour Woodcuts and Šumava Dying and Romantic from the estate of Váchal’s life companion Anna Macková.

Opening date:
13 June 2025 at 18.30

Curator: Pavel Hájek

Address:
T. Novákové 75, Litomyšl

Accompanying programme:
Talk about Vilém Trmala and his collecting with curator Pavel Hájek, 31. 8. 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

Organizer of the exhibition:
Portmoneum – Josef Váchal Museum

Opening hours:
Tue-Sun 9am–12pm, 1pm–5pm

Web: www.portmoneum.cz