

Lot 21. The first sketch for the painting Sunday Afternoon in the Bois de Boulogne
Created:
1906–1907
pencil on gray paper
Dimensions: 17,5 x 10 cm
the 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 2042 / NG K 5059
- 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.
Starting/Selling price
40.000 Kč
1 540 EUR
Estimate
60.000 – 80.000 Kč
2 310 – 3 080 EUR
Price realized
80.000 Kč