Lot 120
  • 120

Emil Filla

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

Description

  • Emil Filla
  • Mask Relief (MASKA)
  • inscribed E. FILLA  and numbered 2
  • bronze
  • 37 by 38cm., 14½ by 15 in.
  • 37 x 38 cm

Provenance

Dr. Ivo Digrin, Prague

 

Literature

Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 197, no. S77, catalogued; p. 62, pl. 43, illustrated

Condition

Bronze, rich black patina with hints of brown, in overall good condition. There is a central hanging ring on the reverse.
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Catalogue Note

Conceived in 1930. This is a posthumous cast.