The legendary Josef Sudek (1896–1976) is now regarded as one of the great figures of world photography. After his death, a substantial part of his artistic estate was donated by his sister Božena to the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. It comprises approximately 21,000 original prints and around 27,000 negatives.
The museum’s conservation department, led by Martina Chadimová, together with external scanning specialist Petr Šálek, has gradually digitised a selection of these negatives, from which the works in this exhibition have been chosen. These are not Sudek’s final photographs, as he continued to work very creatively on their ultimate form in the positive print. Presented here as digital prints, however, they offer an insight into the remarkable diversity of his more than sixty-year career.
Some of the works were never printed by Sudek himself and can now be seen by the public for the first time at Galerie Kinský.
Info
Artist | Josef Sudek
Exhibition dates | 22 May–1 November 2026
Opening hours | Information on their website
Venue | Galerie Kinský at the New Castle in Kostelec nad Orlicí
Address | Komenského 266, 517 41 Kostelec nad Orlicí
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FOTOGRAF Josef Sudek
The legendary Josef Sudek (1896–1976) is now regarded as one of the great figures of world photography. After his death, a substantial part of his artistic estate was donated by his sister Božena to the collections of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. It comprises approximately 21,000 original prints and around 27,000 negatives.