Lot Jan Zrzavý - Tête / Hlava Tête / The Head

oil tempera on canvas mounted on board
framed in the original frame designed by Jan Zrzavy
36 x 28 cm
verso signed, dated and inscribed: Jan Zrzavy Hlava tempera 1945     

Provenance:
– collection of Emil Gilels

Exhibited:
– Jan Zrzavy: The Work 1907–1962, Manes, Prague, February–March 1963
– Josef Sima, Jan Zrzavy: Paintings from famous collections, Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery in Manes, Prague, 13. 2.–24. 2. 2019  

Publicated:
– Dalibor Plichta, Le Peintre Jan Zrzavy. Symboliste moderne, Artia 1958, Prague, reproduced full–page as no. 14
– Jan Zrzavy, paintings from the famous collection of Emil Gilels, published by Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery in 2019, reproduced on p. 20    

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

The Emil Gilels collection represents a significant section of the oeuvre of Jan Zrzavy, a modern artist with a completely unique and personal expression.