Jan Kotík is characteristic of the Czech field fine arts with its unclassifiable nature. Surrounded by art from a young age, Kotík's tendencies to become an artist were understandable, but for son of a well-known painter, it was not easy to assert oneself and to be different in the first place. So it can be said that the ambition to be different accompanied Jan Kotík for his whole life.

The remarkableness of Jan Kotík's work lies in his determination not to slow down and to constantly develop as an artist. He called it process of simultaneous changes. In his work, he responded to modern artistic expressions, applying established ideas and models in a constant way new forms. The painting Stories from 1939 is one of Kotík'...