Auction:
April Auction in Mánes
Author:
Jan Preisler
Year:
(1872 – 1918)
Artwork:
Gerlach
Starting/Selling price:
2 690 EUR
Estimate:
3 080–4 620 EUR
Sold:
80.000 Kč
mixed media (pastel, pencil) on paper
Dimensions: 35 x 25 cm
verso an estate stamp J.Preisler no.4
Provenance:
- collection of Jindrich Waldes
- 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 875 / NG K 6149
- 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
Consulted with Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Karel Srp, Dr Jiri Machalicky, Aneta Kopecka and Vladimir Lekes.
Confirmation of authenticity attached.
