Pavel Raszka

This book furnishes an inquiry into the life and work of painter Pavel Raszka against the backdrop of two world wars, the First Czechoslovak Republic, and the communist era. The painter’s personal story is layered with everyday life, which is intertwined with the political and economic events of many decades. The Two Lives refers to the painter’s two wives, with whom he lived during two distinct periods of social development separated by the Second World War. His life story is illustrated by a large number of contemporary photographs. A wealth of information, descriptions, and evaluations connected with the painter’s work is supplemented by a representative colour appendix.