Lot 89
  • 89

Jiří Kolář

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jiří Kolář
  • Before the Lion Came (Než přišel lev)
  • signed with initials and dated 89 lower right; titled in Czech, signed and dated on the reverse
  • oil over collage mounted on panel
  • 30 by 40cm., 11¾ by 15¾in.

Provenance

Elisa Breton, Paris (sale: Calmels Cohen, Paris, 21 March 2004, lot 100)
Purchased at the above sale

Condition

This work is in good original condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

The present work takes as its starting point a postcard of La Bohémienne endormie of 1897 by Henri 'Le Douanier' Rousseau, now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which Kolář has reworked.