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Miluse Vidonne – From Prague to Grenoble. A Road to the “Free” World

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On the sidelines of the exhibition Bohuslav Reynek – Estampes des années cinquante [Bohuslav Reynek – Prints from the 1950s], Miluse Vidonne gives a brief, brisk, simply written account of her daily life in Czechoslovakia under the Soviet regime before moving to Grenoble, in the “free” world. Reynek’s art, which bears witness to a time when the West’s betrayal condemned Suzanne Renaud to a life of exile behind the Iron Curtain, was kept out of the public eye in his homeland for several decades.

Supplement to the catalogue of the exhibition in Saint-Martin d’Uriage, 2013.
Romarin, Grenoble 2013.
Language: French
Illustrations: two watercolours by the author.
Format 21 x 21 cm.
48 pages. Softbound, illustrated cover.
ISBN : 2–910544–13–3

In Praise of Winter with Bohuslav Reynek

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Clos des Capucins Chapel
Meylan (Isère)

1 to 15 December 2013.

The exhibition Louanges d’hiver avec Bohuslav Reynek [In Praise of Winter with Bohuslav Reynek] featured a handful of prints in the ogival niches of the Clos des Capucins Chapel in Meylan, which has a view stretching to snow-covered Belledonne Mountain overlooking Grenoble. It is a celebration of the season, which reminded Reynek of Advent, one of his favourite times of year, when the hushed countryside inspired his snowy landscapes, his bestiary and his Old Testament or Nativity scenes.

  • photographies F. Virone