Alois Wachsman (1898 – 1942) - Louis XVI. 1932 oil on canvas 105.5 x 74 cm signed lower left: Wachsman verso stamp: S.V.U. Manes verso exhibition labels: the Malmö Konsthall and the Regional Gallery Liberec further labels of the National Gallery in Prague under the number O 8163 Provenance: – collection of the famous collector Professor Jaroslav Borovicka – confiscated in 1959 by the Czechoslovak state and placed in the permanent exhibition of the National Gallery in Prague (registration no. 08163) – 1992 restitution of the National Gallery in Prague to Jaroslav Borovicka on the basis of extrajudicial restitution – significant private collection, Germany Exhibited. Publicated. Consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes. Authenticity certificate enclosed. The painting comes from the famous collection of Professor Jaroslav Borovicka. Auction, Prague, Czech Republic.