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LOT 112

Lot 112

Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957)

Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957)
Lot 112 Details
Frantisek Kupka (1871-1957), Czechoslovakian

COLOUR STUDY FOR TOWNSCAPE

Oil on board; signed lower right. Painted circa 1911-1912.
6.25" x 9.25" — 15.9 x 23.5 cm.

Estimate $10,000-$15,000

Realised: $9,600
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Lot Report

Provenance:

M. Horejs, Montreal, Quebec until 1968;
Kaspar Irving Gallery, Toronto, 1975;
Acquired by the present Private Collection, Toronto from the below exhibition

Literature:

See the review of the exhibition by James Purdie, Globe and Mail, Sept. 27, 1975, pg. 34, “Kupka was 20 Years Ahead of his Time”. The advertisement for the exhibition was also featured on the same page.

Exhibited:

Kaspar Irving Gallery, Toronto in “Kupka, Pioneer of Modern Art, Paris 1871-1957” held in 1975

Note:

The Kaspar Irving Gallery noted on the card accompanying this lot in the exhibition: “In the transitional period after 1910, Kupka became further involved in abstract compositions. This painting shows his direction at that time and is also an example of his fine colour sense”.
M. Horejs was a friend of Kupka’s since 1910.

CONDITION DETAILS

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