Lot 7
  • 7

Václav Špála

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • Václav Špála
  • Houses & Portrait of a Man (a double sided painting)
  • signed and dated VŠ 21 lower left
  • oil on canvas
  • 70 by 81cm., 27¾ by 32in.

Provenance

Oskar Stein, Prague (owner of a paper factory; acquired in the 1920s, possibly from the artist); thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The canvas is original and has been painted on both sides. Whereas the verso of the painting presents scattered spots of flaking, the main composition on the recto appears to be in very good condition with the only exception of one very small spot of flaking in the sky in the upper left corner (visible in the catalogue illustration). Ultra-violet light reveals no visible sign of retouching. This work is in good original condition and ready to hang. Presented in a simple gilt frame.
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