oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm
signed and dated lower right: J. SIMA 69, and additionally verso:
J. SIMA 1969
verso old exhibition label Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Provenance:
– collection of Josef Sima
– collection of Jean Hugues, Paris
– private collection, Germany

Publisher and significant art collector Jean Hugues was a close friend
of Josef Sima and owned his best paintings.

Exhibited:
– Sima, Oeuvres récentes, gallery Le Point cardinal, Paris, 30. 11. 197 –31. 01. 1972, exhibited under No. 5
– Sima, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2. 4.–21. 6. 1992, cat. No. 123, reproduced on p. 172
– Josef Sima, exhibited: Prague Castle Riding Hall, organized by the National Gallery in Prague and the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, July – September 1992, cat. No. 236

Publicated:
– Sima, exhibition catalogue with an introduction by Jean Starobinski, published in 1971 for the exhibition Oeuvres récentes, gallery Le Point cardinal, Paris, 30 November 1971 – 31 January 1972, reproduced under No. 5
– Josef Sima, Frantisek Smejkal, published by Odeon 1988, reproduced on p. 373 under No. 423

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

A top gallery work by Josef Sima.