Lot 40
  • 40

Karel Masek

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Karel Masek
  • The siesta
  • signed K MASEK lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 99.4 by 61cm., 39ΒΌ by 24in.

Provenance

Purchased by the grandfather of the present owner circa 1932; thence by descent

Condition

Original canvas. There are a few scattered flecks of retouching visible under ultraviolet light, notably to two minor repairs (patched on the reverse) to the centre of the left side. This work is in overall very good condition, with bright, fresh colours and a strong surface, and ready to hang. Held in a decorative, silver-painted moulded plaster and wood frame.
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