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FRANTIŠEK KUPKA | Composition
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description
- František Kupka
- Composition
- signed Kupka (towards lower right)
- watercolour and pencil on paper
- 13,3 x 13,2 cm; 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
- Executed in the early 1920s.
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, London, May 18, 1988, lot 83
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Acquired at the above sale by Dr. Arthur Brandt
Exhibited
Ithaca, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, A Private Eye: Dada, Surrealism and More from the Brandt Collection, 2006, illustrated in the catalogue p. 70
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card, hinged to the mount with tape in two points along the upper edge. The upper and left edges are deckled. There are two small tape remnants to the centre of right and left edges. There are artist's pinholes at all four corners. There is a tiny tear (approx. 0.4 cm long) and a small repaired tear (approx. 1 cm long) towards the upper right corner. The sheet is light stained with a few scattered dots of foxing. There are a few flattened creases notably along the lower edge and to the centre of the upper edge and a few faint stains, possibly original, along the upper edge. This work is in overall good 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."
"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 authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Brullé.