Vytlacil, Vaclav (American, 1892-1984). UNTITLED FIGURE. Gouache,charcoal, etc. on paper, 1966. Signed and dated. 45 X 28 1/2 inches. In excellent condition.Vytlacil was born in New York. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and later at the Art Students League in NY, where he studied with Anders Zorn. He later traveled in Europe, where he met an studied with Hans Hoffman in Munich. After returning to the U.S. he taight at tArt Student League, Black Mountain College, Queens College, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Cy Twombly, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Smith, and Louise Bourgeois were among his students. Together with Archile Gorky, Byron Browne, and Willem DeKooning, Vytlacil co-founded the American Abstract Artists Group.
