Jindrich Styrsky (Dolní Cermná, 1899 - Prague, 1942) Third false cardinal (American), 1941 Collage on paper Signed and dated in pencil lower right 41 x 29.5 cm Provenance : - Galerie 1900-2000, Paris - Collection Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn, Paris Exhibitions : - Prague, SVU Mánes, "Jindrich Štyrský", 364, 4 - 25 April 1946, described in the catalogue under no. 245 - Lyon, Elac (Espace lyonnais contemporain), "Permanence du regard surréaliste", 30 June - 22 September 1981, catalogue no. 217 - Bonn, Kunst und Austellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, "Bunuel - Auge des Jahrhunderts", 4 February - 24 April 1994, catalogue p. 507 - Milan, Palazzo Reale, "I Surrealisti", 7 June - 10 September 1989, described in the catalogue p. 643 and reproduced on p. 493 - Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "Passions privées", December 1995 - March 1996, catalogue no. 54 p. 195 and reproduced on p. 200 - Paris, Musée national d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, "La Révolution Surréaliste", 6 March - 24 June 2002, described in the catalogue p. 441 Bibliography : - L. Bydzovska, K. Srp, "Jindrich Štyrský", Argo, Prague, 2007, described in the catalogue under no. 598 and reproduced on p. 469 - G. Durozoi, "Histoire du mouvement surréaliste", Ed. Hazan, Paris, 1997, reproduced in the catalogue under no. 5 p. 295 A certificate of authenticity from Dr Karel Srp, a specialist in Styrsky's work, dated 1 February 2024 will be given to the buyer.