Lot no. 7
Antonin Chittussi - "Sunset in Fontainebleau / Evening around Barbizon" 1879–1880, oil on canvas, 26.5 x 39.5 cm, verso exhibition label S.V.U. Manes in Prague, exhibition stamp, and stamp of a French manufacturer of painted canvases Provenance: - collection of Augustin Biener - significant collection, Prague Exhibited. Publicated. Expertise by the renowned expert, author of the monograph and curator of the exhibition, Professor Roman Prahl, enclosed. Professor Prahl remarked: "This is a brilliantly painted study of one of the most important paintings created by Chittussi in the early days of his French sojourn, in a typical locality of the artist's activity at that time. Several years ago, I included this painting in my inventory of the works of Antonin Chittussi.“(Prahl, Chittussi, Prague 2019, catalogue number D 14) Further consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.
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Modern and contemporary paintings
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03/19/2023
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