Lot 105
  • 105

Alfréd Justitz

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • Alfréd Justitz
  • Still Life with White Basket (ZÁTIŠÍ S BÍLÝM KOŠÍKEM)
  • signed A. Justitz upper right
  • oil on canvas
  • 38 by 44.5cm., 15 by 17½in.
  • 38 x 44.5 cm

Provenance

Galerie Art, Prague
Purchased from the above in 1998

Exhibited

Prague, S.V.U. Mánes, January 1927, no. 53

Literature

Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 28, mentioned; p. 191, no. P30, catalogued; p. 137, pl. 122, illustrated

Condition

Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultraviolet light. Overall this work is in very good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

Painted in 1926.