Viktor Stretti, born Vítězslav Otakar Stretti (7 April 1878 in

Plasy Plasy (; german: Plass) is a town in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for its former monastery. Administrative parts Villages of Babina, Horní Hradiště, Lomnička, Neb ...

– 3 March 1957 in

Dobříš Dobříš (; german: Doberschisch) is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,700 inhabitants. It is located south of Prague, and it is a part of the Prague metropolitan area. Administrat ...

) was a well known

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

etcher Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

and

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

. His brother was the etcher Jaromír Stretti-Zamponi.

External links

* http://www.galerie-vysocina.com/obraz.php?idautor=115 * http://www.batz-hausen.de/dvstret.htm * http://www.kdykde.cz/vystavy/obrazy/praha/4361___viktor-stretti---vyber-25-grafickych-lisu-z-ranneho-obdobi 1878 births 1957 deaths Czech etchers Czech lithographers 20th-century Czech painters Czech male painters Czech people of Italian descent Czech Freemasons People from Plasy 20th-century Czech male artists 20th-century lithographers {{printmaker-stub