Lot Václav Špála - Blatouchy ve džbánu na karpové dece, vzadu kus krajiny, mraky Puddles in a Pitcher on a Carp Blanket, a Piece of Landscape behind, Clouds

oil on canvas
53 x 39 cm
signed and dated lower right: V Spala 40
verso by author' s hand No. ((1254)), listed in the Catalogue raisonné of the works of Vaclav Spala under no. 1254 – Vaclav Spala used the doubled brackets around the inventory number of his paintings only for works he considered of exceptional quality, with a correspondingly high required selling price

Provenance:
– first owner Dr Soutocky
– significant collection, Prague

Publicated:
– Catalogue raisonné of the works of Vaclav Spala (1885–1946), p. 114, under No. 1254

Consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.
Authenticity certificate enclosed.