FINE ART PRINTS - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS

Original Photographs - Fine Art Prints & Vintage Collectors

Unique original photographs, available in limited quantities, limited editions, or as a single original piece. All works are signed by the author and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, guaranteeing their authenticity and value.

The photographs are produced using various techniques — from traditional wet darkroom processes to modern digital methods such as exposure and fine art printing. The works are mounted in frames with museum-grade glass, which protects the photographs from UV radiation and minimizes unwanted reflections, ensuring gallery-quality presentation and long-term durability.

Each photograph is edited according to my personal preferences and experience, so that the final result best reflects my artistic vision.

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Hand-printed Photographs - Gelatin Silver Prints

Authentic hand-printed photographs on silver gelatin paper, representing the classic tradition of analog photography. Each photograph is manually enlarged from a film negative using traditional darkroom processes — developer, water, fixer, washing, drying, stretching, and manual retouching. This meticulous, time-proven process makes every photograph a unique original.

These prints belong to the most precise, yet also the most time- and cost-intensive photographic techniques. Due to the handcrafted darkroom process, each piece is unique, often produced in editions of one to three prints only. No two photographs can ever be completely identical, as every detail is influenced by the human factor and the inherent imperfections of manual craftsmanship.

True art in every detail — handmade.

Pigment print - Giclée

Pigment printing, also known as Giclée, is currently one of the most sought-after printing technologies among galleries, collectors, and art institutions. This specialized print process is carried out on luxurious, high-cotton-content papers that offer a wide range of surface finishes and textures.

Artists typically choose the paper based on personal preference and on what best complements their work. I personally favor papers from the German brand Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, renowned for their centuries-long tradition and exceptional quality. These papers provide photographs not only with a distinctive aesthetic character but also with outstanding longevity.

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414 004 vlna cabo da roca portugalsko 14 prosince 1990

Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#004_The Wave, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

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€680

The Wave, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

The Atlantic is cold and treacherous in December. During an official visit to Portugal, local hosts took Václav Havel to the westernmost point of Europe. He set off on foot along the beach toward the sea and misjudged an incoming wave. That is how one of my most famous photographs came to be—“the president surprised by the sea.” I soaked my shoes too.

#004_The Wave, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

— Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#012_The Tough Guy. Lány, Spring 1990

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€680

The Tough Guy. Lány, Spring 1990

The caption in my book Havel reads: “In a fast official BMW, with personal bodyguards trailing behind.” That’s exactly how it was. Václav Havel, who always loved driving, found himself in a stalemate the moment he became president. This joy—like many others—was taken away from him. He did manage to negotiate one thing: he would always sit in the front passenger seat next to the driver (which made the security service “sweat”), but he was no longer allowed to drive himself.

In the spring in Lány, he managed to get behind the wheel to test just how fast that BMW could go. I was sitting in the back, and it was the first time in my life I ever came close to a speed of 200 km/h…

— Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#003_Departure, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

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Departure, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

Perhaps only two minutes—maybe even less—separated the making of this photograph, taken on the same beach at the westernmost point of Europe, from the moment when Václav Havel reached the sea and was surprised by a breaking wave.

From time to time it happens that I press the camera shutter and my heart starts pounding, because I know that it’s there. When I photographed the president walking away, leaving his footprints in the sand, from the very first instant I pressed the shutter I wished for the impossible—that the moment when symbolism would turn into reality would never come.

With Václav Havel’s departure “up there,” this photograph has quite possibly become my best-known image.

Václav Havel — Departure, Cabo da Roca, Portugal, December 14, 1990

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#014_The Ruler, Slavkov Castle, October 28, 1990

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€680

The Ruler. Slavkov Castle, October 28, 1990

This photograph was taken during a break in tense negotiations about the constitutional arrangement of the federation—one of many attempts to reach an agreement between the two republics on the future of the common state. The atmosphere was strained, and finding consensus among politicians was far from easy.

During the break, Václav Havel sat down in a small lounge reserved for the president and his entourage, settling into a “royal” armchair. Watched by his advisers, he laughed and declared that if he were a ruler, he wouldn’t fuss about it—he would simply issue a decree. And that would be that!

Anyone who ever came into contact with him knows that he loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor.

— Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

Albertov, 17.november 1989

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Moments filled with hope at Albertov on November 17, 1989.
Students are just beginning their march through Prague — unaware that they are taking part in a day that will forever change Czechoslovak history. What started as a peaceful student demonstration culminated in a brutal intervention by security forces on Národní třída. This event became the final spark that triggered an avalanche of civic resistance.

The photograph captures the moment when a revolution is being born — later known as the Velvet Revolution.

1717BEZRAMU

Edice 17x17

Mick Jagger - The Rolling Stones

Na dotaz

€280

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01_První setkání “natvrdo”, Praha 29.prosince 1989

Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#001_First Meeting, “Straight On”, Prague, December 29, 1989

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First Meeting “Straight On”, Prague, December 29, 1989

Although I had photographed Václav Havel almost a week before his election as President of Czechoslovakia, it had always been among many people—at the Civic Forum headquarters—where I was, in a way, anonymous. Early in the morning, on the day of the presidential election, I entered the building on what was then Engels Embankment and rang the bell of the apartment with the nameplate “Havel.”

The flat was buzzing with activity; I didn’t know most of the people around him at all. Still a “non-president,” Václav Havel sat in his study, going over his inaugural speech. I felt immense respect for him and was very nervous, yet I tried to capture the unique atmosphere of the moment. Fortunately, he didn’t notice me at all.

— Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#006_Breakfast at Home, Rašín Embankment, Prague, July 5, 1990

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Breakfast at Home, Rašín Embankment, Prague, July 5, 1990

In pajamas, sunlight pouring through the windows, a sense of calm. As if nothing special were happening—an impression of a lazy Sunday morning…

In a moment he will finish his tea, put on a suit, and head to Prague Castle, where, in Vladislav Hall, the former dissident Václav Havel will once again be elected President of Czechoslovakia.

— Tomki Němec

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441 013 hrdinove meho zivota trutnov 23 srpna 2008

Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#013_Heroes of My Life, Trutnov, August 23, 2008

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Heroes of My Life. Havel and Jirous, Trutnov, August 23, 2008

Václav Havel and Ivan Martin Jirous.
Citizen Havel and citizen Jirous. Two seniors. Backstage at the Open Air Trutnov rock festival, also known as Trutnov Woodstock, which Václav Havel attended whenever he spent August at his cottage in Hrádeček.

For me, this is a symbolic meeting of two giants, united by a life lived without freedom. Both prisoners of conscience. Both persecuted by the Communists and their collaborators. Both passed away in the same year—2011.

#theynevergaveup
#013_Heroes of My Life, Trutnov, August 23, 2008

Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#017_At Miloš Forman’s Home, New York, USA, ca. 1997

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€680

A Visit in New York

Václav Havel always tried to make use of the few rare moments he could spare from the official presidential program to meet his friends and acquaintances. Whenever possible, he made a point of seeing the Formans. This time, it was in the warm, relaxed atmosphere of the Formans’ apartment overlooking Central Park. New York, ca. 1997.
#017_At Miloš Forman’s Home, New York, USA, ca. 1997

NOTICE – THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS AVAILABLE BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY. PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY – DO NOT ORDER VIA THE E-SHOP!!!

— Tomki Němec

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#018_Miloš Forman with Martina and Jan Tříska with Karla

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€680

Miloš Forman with Martina Formanová and Jan Tříska with Karla Chadimová walk through the gardens of the White House on their way to a formal dinner hosted by U.S. President George W. Bush, held on the occasion of the state visit of President Václav Havel to the United States.

Washington, D.C., USA, 2002

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Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

#002_Dinner with King Carl XVI Gustaf, Stockholm, May 22, 1991

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Dinner with King Carl XVI Gustaf, Stockholm, May 22, 1991

The Havels. The First Couple. Olga and Václav. I never posed them—they didn’t like it, and neither did I. I prefer photographing spontaneous moments rather than arranging scenes. In this case, however, the President asked me to do so, so it was clear.

Václav had a new tailcoat, probably rented—at least that’s how I vaguely remember it. I wouldn’t swear to it, though. In any case, a beautiful couple. I was not allowed to accompany them to the ceremonial dinner with the King and the Queen Mother. Protocol can sometimes be a photographer’s “enemy.”

Václav and Olga, Dinner with King Carl XVI Gustaf, Stockholm, May 22, 1991

— Tomki Němec

350/BEZ

Edice 17x17 Václav Havel

Friends - Karel a Václav

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Václav Havel visiting his friend Karel Schwarzenberg.
Černínský Palace, Prague, February 15, 2011

One of the last meetings of two close individuals bound not only by friendship, but also by a deep shared understanding of the values of freedom and democracy. It is the year 2011. At the time, Karel Schwarzenberg serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs, representing the Czech Republic in a spirit strongly shaped by Václav Havel’s legacy as president — with an emphasis on Western orientation, human rights, and responsibility.

A few months later, the entire country falls silent. Václav Havel will never learn that his friend would attempt to follow in his footsteps and run for the office of President of the Czech Republic.

593/BEZ

Fine Art Print Václav Havel

New York, 1990 – A Dream Journey

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€4 800

Václav Havel, New York, February 1990 – A Dream Journey

A walk through Manhattan during a brief moment of free time…
The first state visit of President Václav Havel to the United States, less than two months after his election, was—thanks to the atmosphere of change following the fall of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia—often referred to as “The Dream Journey.”

Black-and-white photograph
Author: Tomki Němec
Image size: 65 × 37 cm
Frame size: 82 × 55 cm

Limited edition: total of 5 + 2 AP
Signed by the author
Certificate of Authenticity included

Archival Giclée pigment print on Canson Photographique II paper, printed from the original Agfa 400 B&W film negative using Epson Ultrachrome inks
Mounted on 2 mm aluminium Dibond for absolute flatness
Set in a solid wooden frame with matting and museum glass with UV protection

If you are interested in this photograph, please contact me directly so we can arrange a meeting at my studio, where I can provide further details.

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Fine Art Print Karel Schwarzenberg

Karel Schwarzenberg & Frank Zappa Prague Castle, Czechoslovakia, 1990/1991

€6 800

Karel Schwarzenberg & Frank Zappa
Prague Castle, Czechoslovakia, 1990/1991

An unforgettable encounter…
He once told me how this photograph helped break the ice between a father and his daughter.

Black-and-white photograph
Image size: 60 × 90 cm

Artist: Tomki Němec
Signed, limited edition 5 + 2 artist’s proofs, signed on the reverse
Numbered edition, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity

Archival Giclée pigment print on Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson UltraChrome inks
Mounted on a 2 mm Dibond aluminum panel — ensuring absolute flatness of the photograph

If you are interested in this photograph, please contact me to arrange a meeting at my studio, where I can provide additional information and present various mounting and size options.

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Fine Art Print Václav Havel

Václav Havel, election tour, Ružomberok, Slovakia, 1990

€12 000

Václav Havel, Ružomberok, Slovensko, 1990
Sbližování s místními…

Při pracovních (a předvolebních) cestách po Slovensku byl prezident často zván místními na pivo, skleničku nebo panáka. Někdy bylo těžké odmítnout – nebo se tomu vůbec vyhnout.
Jako tehdy, v jedné ružomberské krčmě, během volební tour po Slovensku.

černobílá fotografie
autor: Tomki Němec

signovaná, číslovaná limitovaná edice (celkový počet 5 + 2)
velikost obrazové části fotografie: 60 × 90 cm
archivní Giclée–Pigmentový tisk, Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson Ultrachrome
adjustováno na Dibond Aluminium 2 mm – pro zachování absolutní roviny fotografie
připraveno k adjustaci do rámu s muzeálním sklem s UV ochranou

V případě zájmu o fotografii mě prosím kontaktujte, abychom si domluvili termín osobní schůzky v mém studiu, kde mohu poskytnout doplňující informace a ukázat různé možnosti adjustace a velikostí fotografie.

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Fine Art Print Václav Havel

Václav Havel, Prague Castle, February 2, 2003

€6 000

Václav Havel, The Final Moments in Office. Prague Castle, February 2, 2003
The last ride by elevator to the underground garages, accompanied by personal bodyguards.

black-and-white photograph
author: Tomki Němec
signed, numbered limited edition /total of 5 + 2/
image size: 60 × 90 cm

archival Giclée pigment print, Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson Ultrachrome
mounted on 2 mm Dibond aluminium – ensuring absolute flatness of the photograph
prepared for framing with museum glass featuring UV protection

If you are interested in the photograph, please contact me to arrange a meeting at my studio, where I can provide additional information and present various options for mounting and sizes.

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Fine Art Print Václav Havel

Václav Havel, Prague, December 19, 1989

€4 800

Václav Havel, Prague, December 19, 1989
Student demonstration in front of the Federal Assembly building in support of Václav Havel during a session of the Communist parliament. Prague, December 19, 1989.

Black-and-white photograph
Author: Tomki Němec
Image size: 40 × 60 cm
Signed, numbered limited edition (total of 5 + 2 AP)
Archival Giclée pigment print, Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson Ultrachrome
Mounted on 2 mm Dibond aluminium to ensure perfect flatness
Prepared for framing with museum-grade UV-protective glass

If you are interested in the photograph, please contact me to arrange an appointment at my studio, where I can provide additional information and present various options for mounting and print sizes.

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Fine Art Print Václav Havel

Václav Havel, Ottawa, Canada, 1990

€3 600

Václav Havel, Ottawa, Canada, 1990

To the amusement of the entire entourage—including personal bodyguards and police—Václav Havel swung himself onto the saddle of a Harley-Davidson police motorcycle belonging to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Accompanied by growling sounds coming from his mouth (“grrrrhhhrrr”), he put on a wild, playful show, riding one of the true legends of the motorcycle world.

Black-and-white photograph
Author: Tomki Němec
Signed, numbered limited edition (total of 5 + 2 AP)
Image size: 33 × 50 cm

Printing: Archival Giclée / Pigment print
Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson Ultrachrome inks

Mounting: Laminated on 2 mm aluminum Dibond to ensure absolute flatness
Prepared for framing with museum-grade UV-protective glass

If you are interested in this photograph, please contact me directly so we can arrange a meeting at my studio, where I can provide additional information and present various mounting and size options.

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Fine Art Print Václav Havel

Václav Havel, a flight in a combat helicopter, Israel, 1990

€6 000

Václav Havel, Israel, 1990
Václav Havel, the first Czechoslovak president to officially visit the State of Israel. A flight in a military helicopter to Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk. Israel, April 27, 1990.

black-and-white photograph
image size: 60 × 90 cm
author: Tomki Němec
signed, limited edition, 5 + 2
signed on the reverse, certificate of authenticity, numbered edition
archival Giclée pigment print, Hahnemühle Baryta paper, Epson Ultrachrome
mounted on 2 mm aluminum Dibond – ensuring absolute flatness of the photograph

If you are interested in this photograph, please contact me to arrange a meeting at my studio, where I can provide further details and present various options for mounting and sizes.

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The artworks are intended for personal use only, for display in private residences or other private spaces. Any other use — such as display in public spaces or institutions, online or print publication, or any other form of commercial use — is permitted only with the author’s prior written consent.

For additional information, please feel free to contact me, and we can arrange a personal meeting at my studio.

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