oil on canvas
70 x 95 cm
signed and dated lower left: K Cerny 36
verso registration label of the National Gallery in Prague

Provenance:
– collection of the renowned collector Professor Jaroslav Borovicka, after confiscation in the early 1960s exhibited in the National Gallery Prague (inv. No. O 8132)
– restitution from the National Gallery in Prague in the early 1990s, returned to the original owner, Professor Jaroslav Borovicka
– significant private collection, Prague

Reproduced:
– Karel Cerny, Collection of Paintings, Regional Gallery in Olomouc, September – October 1963, p. 8, under No. 7 (In the Park)

Exhibited:
– Karel Cerny, Regional Gallery Olomouc, September – October 1963, exhibited under No. 7
– Karel Cerny, Gallery of the Capek Brothers, 1965–1966, cat. No. 4, under the title In the Orchard
– Karel Cerny, Benedikt Rejt Gallery, Louny (5. 3. 1966–27. 3. 1966, cat. No. 5)
– Karel Cerny: The Painter 1910–1960: A Selection of Paintings 1934–1958 on the 60th Anniversary of his Birth and 10th Anniversary of his Death, Vaclav Spala Gallery, Prague, (25. 3. 1971–22. 4. 1971, No. 2)
– Karel Cerny: 1910–1960, Brno House of Art, (30. 11. 1980–4. 1. 1981)
– Karel Cerny: 1910–1960, House of Art, Ostrava (22. 1. 1981–26. 2. 1981, cat. No. 7)
– Karel Cerny: Paintings – drawings, Gallery of Fine Arts, Cheb (15. 3. 1982–9. 5. 1982, cat. No 7)
– Karel Cerny: Selected Works, Old Town Hall, Prague (13. 3. 1986–5. 4. 1986, cat. No. 4)

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

The painting comes from the famous collection of Professor Jaroslav Borovicka.