Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová

Stanislav Libenský
Stanislav Libenský in 1999
Born(1921-03-27)27 March 1921
Sezemice, Czechoslovakia
Died24 February 2002(2002-02-24) (aged 80)
Železný Brod, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
Occupation(s)Artist, educator
Known forartistic collaboration with Jaroslava Brychtová
Jaroslava Brychtová
Jaroslava Brychtová in 2005
Born(1924-07-18)18 July 1924
Železný Brod, Czechoslovakia
Died8 April 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 95)
Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
NationalityCzech
OccupationArtist
Known forartistic collaboration with Stanislav Libenský

Stanislav Libenský (27 March 1921 – 24 February 2002) and Jaroslava Brychtová (18 July 1924 – 8 April 2020) were Czech contemporary artists. Their works are included in many major modern art collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

Jaroslava Brychtová, a sculptor, and Stanislav Libenský, originally a painter and later a glass artist, met in 1954. They married in 1963 and worked together until Libenský's death. Libenský painted and sketched the designs, and Brychtová made clay sculptures from his designs. Since Libenský's death, Brychtová continued to produce castings. Their work is characterised by simple block shapes infused with subtle colours and nuances.