Lot 156
Jaroslav Cermak (1830-1878)
Lot 156 Details
Jaroslav Cermak (1830-1878), Czechoslovakian
MADONNA OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN (A MOTHER CRADLING HER BABY IN A GARDEN ARBOUR WITH HOLLYHOCKS)
Oil on canvas; signed and dated 1860 lower right
55" x 37.75" — 139.7 x 95.9 cm.
Estimate $15,000-$20,000
Provenance:
Private Collection, Baden, Ontario purchased in London, England in 1970
Literature:
In a letter dated April 13th, 1978, Dr. Libuse Jandova, representing the Director of the National Gallery in Prague noted that historians F.V. Mokry and V. Cerny published a monograph on Cermak’s works citing the small oil study for this work under Cat. No. 36, executed on panel measuring 8 3/4” x 6 1/4” (22 x 16 cm) entitled “Madonna of the Black Mountain”