Alois Janak - „PSEUDONARCISSUS“ Die Gelbe Narzisse 1993

"PSEUDONARCISSUS"
The Yellow Narcissus 1993

Very high-quality color etching with a fine floral motif by the important graphic artist Alois Janak (born 1924).

Original color etching by Alois Janak on hand-torn etching paper
Framed in Nielsen metal bar under glass
Signed and dated by the artist lower right: Janak 93
Below left information on the edition size: 64/200
The blind embossing stamp of the paper manufacturer in the lower left margin
Plate dimensions: 16.8 x 11.7 cm
Sheet size: 28.5 x 21 cm
Total dimensions with frame: 41 x 31 cm

The graphic is in perfect, clean condition. Framing in very nice condition. Immediately ready to hang! Small artist biography on the reverse.

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Shipping with the glass at the risk of the buyer. Very careful packaging is guaranteed. From private without any guarantee. However, the authenticity and preservation of the graphics are expressly guaranteed! Guaranteed: It is an original etching by Alois Janak, signed and dated by the artist. Very safe packing will be guaranteed! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Alois Janak was born in Schönpriesen ad Elbe in 1924.
Studies in Prague, soon to be banned from studying. In 1949 he fled to Bavaria. Afterwards stay in Paris. 1951 in Munich. 1952 occupation with oil painting. 1956 stay in the USA. 1957 First exhibition at Gal. Bernheim/Paris. Lithographic works followed in 1973 with gouaches and soon with a focus on color etchings. He has been living and working in Beinwil am See/Switzerland since 1982. Several hundred exhibitions in Europe and overseas strengthen his reputation as a master etcher!

Yellow daffodils were originally only native to western Europe and western central Europe; through cultivation they are found as a garden plant throughout the temperate zones.
In Germany, the yellow daffodil is threatened as a wild plant (which is very different from the cultivated form, e.g. the flowers are considerably smaller) and is therefore strictly protected. Picking wild daffodils is therefore prohibited. One such wild occurrence is in Misselberg, for example.
The yellow daffodil usually thrives in sunny to semi-shady locations on moist, low-lime and slightly loamy meadows. It can also be found on the banks of streams, light-colored forests and in low mountain ranges. The yellow daffodil can grow at altitudes of up to 2000 meters.

The yellow daffodil, with all the cultivated varieties and hybrids that have emerged from it, is the economically most important of the daffodils. Every year when it blooms, it is sold in large quantities as a cut flower. Due to its long shelf life (up to 10 days in a cool location), it is very popular in floristry. Their bulbs are sold in significant quantities for balconies, gardens and public green spaces.

Because of its skin-irritating and toxic properties, the yellow daffodil was used in ancient times as a remedy for skin diseases such as ringworm and ulcers. Later folk medicine used them (like the white daffodil) against colds and whooping cough and as an emetic.