Lot 23. Portrait of Josef Manes with a Laurel Wreath

Max Švabinský
(1873 – 1962)
pencil on paper Dimensions: 35 x 22 cm signed lower left: "Svabinsky" inscribed upper right   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. K 7358 - 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.
Starting/Selling price
15.000 Kč
  |  
580 EUR
Estimate
30.000 - 40.000 Kč
  |  
1 150–1 540 EUR
Price realized
50.000 Kč