Auction:
26.11.2016
Year:
(1859–1908)
Artwork:
Country Boy Selling Tickets for an Exhibition
Starting/Selling price:
930 EUR
Sold:
26 000 Kč
1889
Mixed media, gouache on paper
Cut from mat: 30 x 21 cm
Signed and dated lower right “V. Bartoněk Paříž 20/9/89”
Published by Světozor “Pařížské typy”, p. 549
Confirmation of authenticity by Professor Tomas Vlcek attached.
Consulted with Professor Jaromir Zemina, Associate Professor Maria Mzykova, and Jiri Machalicky, PhD.
Vojtech Bartonek was a student of Frantisek Cermak, Lhota Sequense and Pirner. Prague’s streets, squares and markets were favourite subjects in this artist’s oeuvre.
