The National Gallery in Prague is one of the most “visible” galleries of art on stamps. With stamps being issued under the title “Art from the National Gallery” from 1966 (which is more than 50 years ago!), it was the foundation of one of the most long-lasting series of stamps in the entire world.

In figures

Published from 1966- present day: as of 2018, it will be ongoing for exactly 52 years chronologically.

Such stamps were not issued in only 2 years: in 1978 (stamps were issued for the 30th anniversary of the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava instead) and in 1983 (when stamps featuring art from the National Theater in Prague). That means that the 50th series of stamps inspired by the National Gallery in Prague are going to be issued in 2018!

Between 1966-1992 the issues were of Czechoslovakia. Issues 1993-to date are from the Czech Republic.

All stamps are given the title of the artwork, the artist (with years of birth and death where known) as well as the location of the artwork in the museum universe of Czechoslovakia/The Czech Republic. Rarely, an anniversary is being marked on the stamps (as it happened in 1994, for the stamp devoted to Lucas  van Leyden, when the 500th anniversary of birth was mentioned on the stamp).

The series has a visible penchant for painting. Occasionally, sculpture is being shown. Only once photography was represented with one stamp (Jaromir Funke‘s “Loneliness with Glasses” in 2014). It is also the only stamp from the series not to have been engraved, but given a ‘modern’ look through digital printing.

Stamps were issued in series of 2 to 6. Originally the series included 5 stamps, but variations occurred. Most recent series from the Czech Republic include a maximum of 3 stamps.

191 stamps in this series were issued between 1966 and to date (including the 2017 stamps).

The stamps of former Czechoslovakia were usually issued during the last week of November, while the Czech Republic ones are issued in the second week of November. In recent years, the masterpieces to be shown on stamps are announced by the Czech Post at least 12 months in advance.

A large variety of local artists is being showcased in the half-centennial issue. Only 27 paintings by foreign artists were featured to date.

Many artists have been featured more than once on stamps from the series (the number between brackets refers to the number of times): Vaclav Hollar (4); Peter Bohun (3); Albrecht Durer (3); Alfons Mucha (3); Karel Skreta (3); Maximilian Svabinsky (3); Jan Zrzavy (3); Martin Benka (2); Cyril Bouda (2); Petr Brandl (2); Vaclav Brozik (2); Josef Capek (2); Lucas Cranach the Elder (2); Norbert Grund (2); Frantisek Hudecek (2); Jan Kupecky (2); Master Theodoricus (2); Pablo Picasso (2); Jan Preisler (2); Jakub Schikaneder (2); Zdenek Sklenar (2); Frantisek Tichy (2);

Below you will find the list of the stamps from this series (1966-2017) ordered alphabetically by the last name of the artist. Where available, Michel catalog numbers have been given. Years 1966-1992 refer to the issues of former Czechoslovakia, while issues 1993-present refer to the issues of the Czech Republic.

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A-C

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
2002	343	Ales Mikolas	St. Venceslas
1974	2235	Alexy Janko	A Woman with a Jug
1984	2790	Barvitius Viktor	A Thursday at the Fair
1979	2537	Bauch Jan	The Equestrian Artist
1971	2034	Bazovsky Milos	A Woman with a Jug
1969	1913	Benczur Gyula	Girl with Puppet
1973	2173	Benka Martin	Resistance
1988	2979	Benka Martin	Field Workers Carrying Sacks
1997	162	Bilek Frantisek	Prophet Returning from Desert
1968	1841	Bohun Peter Michal	Portrait of Jan Francisci
1973	2176	Bohun Peter Michal	Ilona Kubinyi
1977	2414	Bohun Peter Michal	Portrait of Jan Francisci
1976	2352	Bouda Cyril	A Vase of Oleander with a View of Florence
2001	309	Bouda Cyril	The Bar “Sans Souci” in Nimes
1980	2590	Bozetech Jozef	Portrait of Pavel Jozef Safarik
1967	1751	Brandl Petr Jan	Self-portrait
2000	275	Brandl Petr Jan	Simon with Jesus as Child
1992	3134	Braque Georges	Still Life with Grapes
2008	577	Braunerova Zdenka	The Molda River at Kecany
1976	2353	Breughel Jan the Elder	A Vase of Flowers
2003	384	Bronzino Agnolo	Eleonor of Toledo
1974	2233	Brozik Vaclav	Portrait of Frantisek Ondricek
2001	310	Brozik Vaclav	The Geese Watcher
1986	2889	Brunner Hugo	The Bohemian Lion
2004	416	Bubak Alois	The Bohemian Paradise
2005	452	Burian Zdenek	Adventurous
1976	2354	Byss Rudolf	A Bouquet of Tulips and Narcissi
1975	2297	Capek Josef	Fire
1987	2936	Capek Josef	The Harmonica Player
2006	494	Cermak Jaroslav	The Madonna of Montenegro
1975	2296	Cermakova Alena	The Liberation of Prague
1992	3135	Cerminova Marie	The Forlorn Hollow
1997	161	Chittussi Antonin	Landscape with the Chantilly Castle
1977	2416	Cranach Lucas the Elder	Portrait of a Maiden
1986	2893	Cranach Lucas the Elder	Adam and Eve

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D-H

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
2014	824	Dali Salvador	Leda Atomica
2006	493	de Heem, Davidsz	Still Life with Fruit
1988	2981	Delacroix Eugene	Jaguar Attacking a Rider
1968	1805	Durer Albrecht	Rosary Feast, Detail
1971	2036	Durer Albrecht	Rosary Feast, Detail
1979	2538	Durer Albrecht	Couple of Dancing Peasants
1991	3104	El Greco	The Image of Christ
1991	3102	Ernst Max	Everyday Life of the Household
1982	2696	Filla Emil	A Convergence of Birds
1996	131	Flegel Georg	Breakfast with an Egg
1966	1672	Fulla Ludovit	The Recruit
2014	823	Funke Jaromir	Loneliness with Glasses
1970	1965	Galanda Mikulas	Mother with Child
1998	191	Gauguin Paul	The Fear
1981	2644	Gerassimov Aleksandr	Peonies
1985	2841	Ginovsky Jozef	Young Lady in Blue Dress
1985	2844	Grien Hans Baldung	The Beheading of Dorothea
1986	2891	Gross Frantisek	The Construction of the Metro
1967	1750	Grund Norbert	A Walk in the Park
2017	nn	Grund Norbert	A Gallant Scene
1991	3105	Guderna Ladislav	Coincidence
1985	2845	Hals Franz	Portrait of Jasper Schade van Westrum
1995	97	Hirschely Jan Kaspar	A Bouquet of Flowers
1969	1912	Hloznik Vincenc	The Crucifixion
1966	1668	Hollar Vaclav	Spring (London Seasons)
1972	2107	Hollar Vaclav	Lady with Fur Cape
1977	2415	Hollar Vaclav	Self-potrait
1981	2641	Hollar Vaclav	Prague in 1636
1970	1967	Hudecek Frantisek	A Walker at Dusk
1999	238	Hudecek Frantisek	The Monument
2004	418	Hynais Vojtech	Spring

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I-L

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
1989	3025	Jasusch Anton	Nirvana
2010	661	Jiranek Milos	The Sand Barge
2009	615	Justitz Alfred	The Alley
2005	453	Kalvoda Alois	The Poplars of Velke Nemcice
2006	495	Kavan Frantisek	Under the Dry Rocks
2005	451	Kosarek Adolf	Landscape in Summer
1989	3027	Kotik Pravoslav	The Bakers
2016	nn	Kral Jaroslav	Two Wives
1982	2693	Kremlicka Rudolf	Woman Bathing
1974	2232	Kuba Ludvik	Self-potrait
1974	2234	Kubin Otakar	A Bouquet in a Jar
1973	2175	Kubista Bohumil	Pierrot
1966	1669	Kupecky Ian	Portrait of Mrs. F. Wussinova
2012	746	Kupecky Ian	Self-portrait with Family
1998	190	Kupka Frantisek	Formless Shapes
2017	nn	Kuscynskyj Taras	Cuddled
1987	2935	Lada Josef	Triptych with Bohemian Landscape
2007	533	Lebeda Otakar	The Way to Castle Bechyne
1987	2933	Lhotak Kamil	The Limit of Dreams
2012	745	Lhotak Karel	Little Girl with Long Hair
1972	2108	Liesler Josef	A Midsummer Night Dream

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M-N

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
1995	98	Machek Antonin	Portrait of Josef Malinsky
1967	1749	Majernik Cyprian	Don Quixote
1979	2535	Mally Gustav	Self-portrait with Easel
1984	2793	Manes Antonin	The Fortress of Kokorin
1971	2035	Manes Josef	Veruna Cudova
2007	532	Manesova Amelie	The Castle of Vrbicany
1999	237	Marak Julius	The Marshes
1995	96	Marold Ludeek	The Parisian
1967	1752	Master of Cesky-Brod	St. Bartholomew and St. Thomas
1971	2033	Master of Hohenfurth	Resurrection
1969	1911	Master of the Altar of Trebon	Resurrection
1970	1969	Master of Visegrad Codex	The Three Magi
1968	1843	Master Pavel of Levoca	Saint Mary with the Child
1969	1914	Master Theodoricus	Saint Hieronymus
2000	274	Master Theodoricus	Luke the Evangelist
2015	nn	Matal Bohumir	The Sitting
1976	2351	Matejka Peter	A Bouquet of Flowers
1982	2694	Milly Dezider	The Young Bride
1993	26	Miro Joan	Composition
2002	344	Molitur Jan Petr	Portrait of Young Man with Lute
1979	2534	Moravec Alois	Sunday at the River
1975	2298	Morstadt Vincenc	Old City of Prague
1968	1842	Mucha Alfons	Princess Hyacinth
1990	3071	Mucha Alfons	The Slav Epic
2000	276	Mucha Alfons	The Brunette
1977	2413	Murdoch Jan	The Fear
1969	1910	Muzika Frantisek	The Great Requiem of 1944
1990	3070	Myslbek Vaclav	Saint Agnes of Bohemia
1998	202	Navratil Josef	The Spinner
2008	578	Nejedly Otakar	Path in Autumn
2015	nn	Nepras Karel	The Big Argument
1975	2295	Nevan Eugen	Woman with Traditional Costume from Liptov

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O-S

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
1984	2791	Palugyay Zolo	Landscape with Flowers
2002	342	Panuska Jaroslav	The Lonely Woman
1973	2172	Pelc Antonin	The Knave of Martinique
2017	nn	Pesicova Jaroslava	The Winner
1972	2109	Picasso Pablo	Self-portrait
1981	2645	Picasso Pablo	Woman Standing
2011	705	Piepenhagen Friedrich	Winter Landscape
2007	534	Pinkas Soveslav	Montmartre
2013	790	Piranesi Giovanni	View with Roman Church
1980	2591	Podzemna-Suchardova Anna	The Peasant Revolt
1968	1840	Preisler Jan	The Black Pond
1998	201	Preisler Jan	Painting from the Italian Cycle
1988	2980	Preissig Vojtech	Woman Looking at a Bluethroat
1966	1670	Purkyne Karel	The Snow Owl
1985	2843	Rabas Vaclav	Avenue of Poplars
1973	2174	Rembrandt van Rijn	Self-portrait with Sword
1991	3103	Renoir Auguste	The Lovers
2001	308	Rentz Michael	Annunciation of Mary
1979	2536	Repin Ilja	Self-portrait with Easel
2013	791	Reynek Bohuslav	Still Life with Self-Portrait
1990	3072	Rodin Auguste	John the Baptist
1967	1718	Rousseau Henri	Self-portrait
1977	2417	Rubens Peter	Cleopatra
1989	3026	Schikaneder Jakub	Winter Evening in Town
2014	822	Schikaneder Jakub	A Street in Winter
2004	417	Schwaiger Hanus	The Long, the Wide and the Sharp
1982	2692	Sima Jozef	The Spanish Revolution
1987	2934	Simerova-Martincekova Ester	Tulips
1997	163	Simon Frantisek	The Parisian Bouquinistes
2009	614	Sisley Alfred	Lock at Moret
1975	2294	Sklenar Zdenek	May
1981	2643	Sklenar Zdenek	Embroidery of South Bohemia
1974	2236	Skreta Karel	The Bacchanalia
1986	2892	Skreta Karel	Portrait of Marie Maximilian von Sternberg
2010	660	Skreta Karel	Paris and Helen
1970	1968	Skutecky Dominik	The Market of Banska Bystrica
1985	2842	Sladky Martin	Lenin at Carol Bridge
2003	383	Slavicek Antonin	Autumn in Veltrusy
1992	3133	Sokol Koloman	The Old Raftsman
1966	1671	Spala Vaclav	A Bouquet of Tulips
1981	2642	Spaniel Oskar	The Medal of the Academy of Arts
2010	662	Spillar Karel	The Spring
2016	nn	Stefan Bendrich	Girl with Absynth
1984	2789	Stehlik Karel	The Forest of Muhlhausen
2015	nn	Strnadel Antonin	The Bride
1986	2890	Sturdik Josef	Knave with Mandolin
1980	2594	Stursa Jan	Four Workers
1999	236	Styrsky Jindrich	Red Orchid
1972	2105	Svabinsky Maximilian	The Bouquet
2003	382	Svabinsky Maximilian	The Poor
2013	792	Svabinsky Maximilian	Round Portrait
1970	1966	Svolinsky Karel	The Young Bride

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T-Z

Year	MiNr	Artist	Title
1967	1748	Tichy Frantisek	Magician with Cards
2016	nn	Tichy Frantisek	Clown with Monkey
1994	57	Toulouse Lautrec Henri	Moulin Rouge
1987	2937	Trnka Jiri	Self-portrait
1972	2016	Unknown artist	Saint Ladislau Fights the Kumans
1973	2177	Unknown Artist	Madonna with Child
1980	2592	Unknown artist	Bust of Saint of Lucivna
1984	2792	Unknown Artist	King Solomon
1994	58	Unknown artist	Madonna of the Vitus Cathedral
2011	704	Uprka Joza	A Woman in a Cornfield
1991	3106	Utamaro Kitagawa	Two Maidens
1996	130	Vachal Josef	The Garden of Eden
1993	27	van Gogh Vincent	Green Wheat Field with a Cypress
1994	56	van Leyden Lucas	The Old Man and the Maiden
2011	703	Vozniak Jaroslav	The Lovers
1971	2032	Weiner-Kral Imro	The Opening
1982	2695	Zelibsky Jan	Oil Workers
1968	1839	Zrzavy Jan	Cleopatra
1980	2593	Zrzavy Jan	Halden
1990	3069	Zrzavy Jan	Krucemburk

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Stamps featured in post: 191; Period: modern and contemporary (1966-2017); Pricing: scarce/moderate; Availability: rather scarce, it is hard to assemble the whole collection.