Auction:
April Auction in Mánes
Author:
Jan Preisler
Year:
(1872 – 1918)
Artwork:
Three Girls in the Wood
Created:
1906
Starting/Selling price:
573 080 EUR
Estimate:
692 310 - 846 150 EUR
Sold:
24.000.000 Kč
oil on canvas
Dimensions: 142 x 88.5 cm
signed and dated lower left: JPreisler 906.
verso old stamps: K.K. Hauptzollamt Prag (Prague Customs Office)
One of the most important oils of Jan Preisler.
Iconic work of European symbolism.
Provenance:
- collection of important Prague collector Bohuslav Dusek
- collection of the Bohuslav Dusek family
Exhibited.
Published.
Consulted with experts of the National Gallery, Professor Petr Wittlich, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr. Karel Srp, Dr. Jiri Machalicky, Aneta Kopecka and Vladimir Lekes.
Confirmation of authenticity attached.
