Lot 116
  • 116

Otto Gutfreund

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Otto Gutfreund
  • Seated Woman II (SEDÍCÍ ŽENA II)
  • bronze
  • height: 22cm., 8 3/4 in.
  • 23 x 19 x 22 cm

Literature

Peter Cannon-Brookes, Czech Sculpture 1800-1938, London, 1938, p. 103, fig. 157, another cast illustrated
Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 202, no. S109, catalogued; p. 123, pl. 108, illustrated

Condition

Bronze, rich brown patina, in overall good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Conceived in 1927. This is a posthumous cast made under contract with the National Gallery, Prague from their collection (inventory no. NG P 5039).