International Art Auction

June 14, 2011

LOT 158

Lot 158

Anton Chittussi (18471891)

Anton Chittussi (18471891)
Lot 158 Details
Anton Chittussi (18471891), Czechoslovakian

PRAGUE VENICE

Oil on board; signed lower right
10.5" x 8" — 26.7 x 20.3 cm.

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $2,880
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Purchased by the present Private Collection, Toronto on 18.8.92 from The Antiques Gallery, Prague with original receipt

Literature:

For an illustration of Zdenka Braunerova’s watercolour “Prague Venice”, see Jan N. Assmann’s, “Dream of the Empire of Beauty”, 2001, illustration 70/144, pg. 95

Note:

The artist was a close friend and teacher of Zdenka Braunerova (1858-1934), a Czech artist who painted a watercolour sketch circa 1890 of the same locale.

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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