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Otto Gutfreund
Estimate
500 - 700 GBP
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Description
- Otto Gutfreund
- Lovers (MILENCI)
bronze
- 13.5 by 32cm., 5 1/4 by 12 1/2 in.
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 20 October 1999, lot 592
Purchased at the above sale
Purchased at the above sale
Exhibited
London, Grosvenor Gallery, 50 Years of Sculpture: 1914-1964, 1965, no. 4
Vienna, Museum des 20. Jahrhunderts, Otto Gutfreund, 1969, no. 36
Literature
Gutfreund: 1889-1927, National Gallery, Prague, exh. cat., 1927, p. 20, another cast
Josef Cisarovsky, Otto Gutfreund, Prague, 1962, no. 92, another cast illustrated
Otto Gutfreund, National Gallery, Prague, exh. cat., 1996, p. 259, no. 305, another cast illustrated
Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, no. S101 p. 201, catalogued; p. 117, pl. 102, illustrated
Condition
Bronze, rich brown patina, overall in 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
Conceived in 1925. This is a posthumous cast.