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Jan Bauch
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Jan Bauch
- The Garden (ZAHRADA)
- signed Jan Bauch lower right and on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 80 by 100cm., 31½ by 39¼in.
- 80 x 100 cm
Provenance
Sale: Meissner-Neumann, Prague, 9 November 1997, lot 334
Purchased at the above sale
Exhibited
Greenwich, Connecticut, Bruce Museum, The Pleasures of Collecting: Part II, Modern and Contemporary Art, 2003
Literature
Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 28, mentioned; p. 187, no. P1, catalogued; p. 143, pl. 128, illustrated
Condition
Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultra-violet light. Apart from some minor craquelure this work is 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
Painted in 1931.
Painter, sculptor and graphic artist, Bauch was first apprenticed as a wood carver in his father's studio before studying at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Influenced first by the Cubism of Braque, and then in the 1930s by Surrealism, his subsequent work reflects a dream-like poetic vision. Throughout the Second World War his work became more dark and moody in out look, the sense of anxiety more prominent. He began to draw his inspiration from both the Bible and from Prague's architecture. In his later work, Bauch explored the theme of human destiny, drawing from classical mythology.
Painter, sculptor and graphic artist, Bauch was first apprenticed as a wood carver in his father's studio before studying at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design and the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Influenced first by the Cubism of Braque, and then in the 1930s by Surrealism, his subsequent work reflects a dream-like poetic vision. Throughout the Second World War his work became more dark and moody in out look, the sense of anxiety more prominent. He began to draw his inspiration from both the Bible and from Prague's architecture. In his later work, Bauch explored the theme of human destiny, drawing from classical mythology.