Lot 18. Sketch for the Summer Evening

František Kupka
(1871 – 1957)
Created: 
1905
pencil on paper Dimensions: 17 x 10 cm  signed lower right "Kupka"  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 2175 / NG K5018 - 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   Publicated.   Consulted with Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Karel Srp, Dr Jiri Machalicky, Aneta Kopecka and Vladimir Lekes.   Confirmation of authenticity by Vladimir Lekes attached.
Starting/Selling price
50.000 Kč
  |  
1 920 EUR
Estimate
60.000 - 80.000 Kč
  |  
2 310 - 3 080 EUR
Price realized
100.000 Kč