Toyen
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Toyen was a Czech painter, drafter, and illustrator and a member of the surrealist movement.
Toyen in 1930
Toyen with Karel Teige in 1925
Toyen with Jindřich Heisler and Karel Teige in 1940
Devětsil
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The Devětsil was an association of Czech avant-garde artists, founded in 1920 in Prague. From 1923 on there was also an active group in Brno. The movement discontinued its activities in 1930.
Toyen
…decorative arts. They worked closely with fellow Surrealist poet and artist Jindřich Štyrský until Štyrský's death. Toyen joined the Czech avant-garde Devětsil group in 1923 and exhibited with them. The group had strong international connections, especially but not only to French culture. Some of the other…
Devětsil is the Czech name for the butterbur plant. The name literally translates to nine forces.