Lot Toyen (Marie Čermínová) - Bez názvu (Tučňák s medvědem) Untitled (Penguin with Bear)

1902 Praha – 1980 Paříž

collage, pencil, gouache, postcard
diameter: 10.5 cm
signed below: TOYEN

Provenance:
– collection of Toyen
– collection of Georges Goldfayn (gift from Toyen)

Exhibited:
– Georges Goldfayn, Une passion surréaliste, Galerie Berthet-Aittouares, Paris, (September 5 – November 16, 2024), authors of catalogue: Annie Le Brun a Pierre Wat

Enclosed is the expert report written by Dr Karel Srp, of a recognised expert on Toyen’s oeuvre, and an author of a number exhibitions and books dedicated to her work.
Further consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.

Toyen’s collages such as this are very rare and she only created a small number of them.