Auction:
Dubnová aukce v Mánesu
Author:
František Kupka
Year:
(1871 – 1957)
Artwork:
Study of Cats
Created:
1901
Starting/Selling price:
1 540 EUR
Estimate:
2 310–3 080 EUR
Sold:
80.000 Kč
ink on paper
Dimensions: 10,5 x 17 cm
verso inscription by hand of the author
Provenance:
- purchased by Jindrich Waldes directly from Frantisek Kupka
- confiscated by the Gestapo in 1939, moved to the State Gallery and then to the National Gallery in Prague
- deposited in the collections of the National Gallery in Prague, registered under No. W 1222 / NG K 5012
- in 1996 the restitution of the National Gallery in Prague (the so-called Waldes restitution) to the heirs of the factory owner Jindrich Waldes
- significant private collection
Exhibited.
Publicated.
Consulted with Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Karel Srp, Dr Jiri Machalicky, Aneta Kopecka and Vladimir Lekes.
Confirmation of authenticity by Vladimir Lekes attached.
