

Lot Josef Navrátil - KATEŘINA ALEXANDRIJSKÁ CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA
oil on oak panel
26,5 x 22 cm
verso inscribed: "St. Catherine (of Alexandria), of royal lineage, was renowned for her beautyand scholarship. She was about to be quartered and the wheel broke and the mightily ejecteddebris fatally wounded the spectators standing around. She was executed by the sword (307). Navratil'.
Provenance:
- collection of Cyril and Bohuslav Dusek
Consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.
Authenticity certificate enclosed.
