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This work, called "The Touch of Fate" and made of plaster, belongs to the important sculptural works of the Czech artist Ladislav Saloun, who is best known for his monumental work on the Jan Hus Memorial in Old Town Square in Prague. "Touch of Fate" embodies his fascination with human existence, destiny and man's struggle with the inevitable forces of life. Typical for Saloun is the sensitive processing of matter, which here resulted in a subtle, almost ethereal rendering of the female body in motion, with a reference to impressionism, which also influenced Czech sculptural work at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Plaster as a material gives the work lightness, which is complemented by a dramatic, even expressive approach to the form, which enhances the sense of fate and inevitable fate that the work conveys. The sculpture is not only an example of Saloun's technical mastery, but also an expression of the deep human and philosophical perception that dominated his work.
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