A Solitary Vision: The Life and Art of Jan Preisler Jan Preisler, born in 1872 in Bohemia, was a figure steeped in the quietude of his surroundings – a quality that would profoundly shape both his life and his artistic expression. His early years were marked by an introspective nature; while others played, young Jan found solace in the woods near his family’s iron foundry, translating his observations into drawings that quickly reveal…