Paja Jovanovic * (Vršac 1859–1957 Vienna) An Albanian Warrior, inscribed on the reverse in the artist’s own hand and titled Paul Joanowits Albanese, with no. 536 and no. 5843, signed (scratched) P. Joan., oil on panel, 16 x 12 cm, framed Provenance: Collection of Emperor Franz Joseph I.(1830-1916); thence by descent to his daughter Archduchess Marie Valerie (1868-1924); thence by descent to her husband Archduke Franz Salvator von Österreich-Toskana (1866-1939); thence by descent to his second wife Melanie von Habsburg-Lothringen, born Freiin von Risenfelds, Seisenegg Castle, Lower Austria; her heirs; Private Collection Austria. Exhibited: 1901, 28th annual exhibition, Künstlerhaus Vienna. Compare: Petar Petrovic, Paja Jovanovic, catalogue raisonné, Belgrade 2012, p. 58, no. 121 (Arnaut im Hinterhalt). Künstlerhaus label 1901, 1896 confirmed by Mag. Nikolaus Domes. We are grateful to Dr. Petar Petrovic for confirming the authenticity on the basis of a high-resolution photograph.