STRETTI, VIKTOR TWICE SIGNED LITHOGRAPH OF PRAGUE WINTER, STREET SCENE 1949

VIKTOR STRETTI TWICE SIGNED LITHOGRAPH, "Viktor Stretti, p.f. 1949", in plate and in pencil, 5.5 x 7.5, showing a Prague winter, street scene, 1949. In fine condition.  

Viktor Stretti (1878-1957) was a well-known Czech graphic artist, painter and illustrator, famous for his etchings and lithographs from old Prague. PF, also called novorocenka or New Year's card. In short, it's a stand-in for "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and is solely a Czech (and Slovak) tradition. It is derived from the French pour feliciter (felicitations) and abbreviated as "PF" followed by the forthcoming year. Stretti was known for the custom of sending his own lithographic creations as New Year Congratulations and PF to close friends.

$325  #10897