Lot 42
  • 42

Jan Bauch

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Jan Bauch
  • Reclining Nude (LEŽÍCÍ AKT)
  • signed Jan Bauch lower right and signed and dated 1933 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 by 81cm., 25½ by 32in.
  • 65 x 81 cm

Provenance

Sale: Meissner-Neumann, Prague, 21 November 1999, lot 55
Purchased at the above sale

Literature

Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 28, mentioned; p. 187, no. P2, catalogued; p. 142, pl. 127, illustrated

Condition

Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultraviolet light. Apart from localized craquelure and some paint shrinkage, this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Painted in 1933.