Lot 55
  • 55

Maria Durasova

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Maria Durasova
  • Seated Girl (SEDÍCÍ DÍVKA)
  • with the Ondre Praha foundry mark
  • bronze
  • height: 109cm., 43in.

Literature

Tschechische Kunst der 20er & 30er Jahre, Darmstadt, 1988, p. 47, another cast
Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 25, mentioned; p. 197, no. S74, catalogued; p. 166, pl. 153, illustrated

Condition

Bronze, dull grey-green-black patina. Wheathering to all extremities and watermarks overall.
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Catalogue Note

Conceived in 1931. This is a posthumous cast made under contract with the National Gallery, Prague from their collection (inventory no. NG P 3257).