A vintage graphite on paper car painting, by Josef Capek, 1930s. The painting depicts an antique car speeding forward. Signed lower right. Josef Capek, 1887 to 1945, was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word Robot, which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Capek. Antique And Vintage Paintings, Cars And Vehicles, Automobilia For Collectors. One Of a Kind Artwork.