1949 / 1950s–1960s (?) Silver gelatin print on glossy paper, later author's enlargement from the 1950s–1960s (?). 13.5x24.1 cm (17.9x24.1 cm). Verso in pencil the title of the work, dating, the author's signature and technical notes, red stamp "5 3 2196 / OFSET". Slightly creased corners, minor breaks in the paper and a torn lower margin outside the image area, ca. 8 mm. Publ.: Jiří Kolář, Václav Chochola. Fotografie z let 1940–1960, Prague 1961, fig. 55. A further example is held in the collections of the Moravian Gallery in Brno, inv. no. MGA 3721. Václav Chochola – a Czech photographer best known for his portraits of well-known personalities. After secondary school he trained at O. Erban's studio in Prague-Letná. He also studied at the graphic school in Smíchov. He worked his whole life as a freelance photographer, photographing for magazines, book publishers and theatres. He devoted himself to portraits, sporting events, theatre performances, historical events and candid shots. In 1945 he created a cycle of photographs capturing the Prague Uprising and the end of the war; in 1969 he photographed the funeral of Jan Palach. He was later arrested for photographing his grave and given a five-year suspended sentence. After 1989 he exhibited around the world.