Auction:
14.5.2017
Year:
(1882 - 1953)
Artwork:
Head
Created:
1935
Sold:
1.500.000 Kč / 56.180 EUR
Clay Slate
Height of sculpture: 53 cm
Signature undetected
Provenance: important private collection
Comparative literature:
- Vojtěch Lahoda, Emil Filla, Praha 2007, page 443, pic. no. 480
- Emil Filla (1882-1953), Národní galerie v Praze 2007
- Emil Filla, sochař, exhibition catalogue, Severočeská galerie výtvarných umění v Litoměřicích 2002
- Emil Filla, Melantrich, a.s. v Praze 1938
Confirmation of authenticity by Professor Jiri Setlik attached.
Expertise by Professor Jaromir Zemina attached.
A sculpture by Emil Filla of comparable quality has never been auctioned on the Czech market before.
