Lot 66
  • 66

Pravoslav Kotík

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Pravoslav Kotík
  • Women Peeling Potatoes (ŽENY LOUPAJÍCÍ BRAMBORY)
  • signed P. Kotík lower right; dated 3/50 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 65 by 81cm., 25 by 31¼in.
  • 65 x 81 cm

Provenance

Sale: Dorotheum, Prague, 15 November 1997, lot 32
Purchased at the above sale

Exhibited

Prague, National Gallery, Pravoslav Kotík 1889-1970, 1991, no. 612, p. 139, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 191, no. P34, catalogued; p. 182, pl. 168, illustrated

Condition

Original canvas. There are no signs of retouching visible under ultra-violet light. Overall this work is in good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

Painted in 1950.