František Kupka - Woman In Front Of A Picture, Circa 1905

Woman In Front Of A Picture, Circa 1905

etching and aquatint in sepia on heavy paper
45.5 cms x 27.4 cms (17.89 ins x 10.8 ins)
Faintly signed in the plate lower right, trial proof before the completion of the bottom section of the etching, the upper section completed as it appears in the final published state
printed in 1905
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Editions" held on Thu, Jun 29, 2023.
Lot 35
Estimate: CAD $300 - $400
Sale price withheld by the Auction house

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Acquired through the Estate of František Kupka through the Executor, Claude M. Robert;

Kaspar Gallery, Toronto, ON labels verso;

Private Collection, Toronto, ON, purchased from the above

Literature:
Denise Fedit, "L'Oeuvre de Kupka," Editions des Musees Nationaux, Paris, 1966, Cat. No. 26
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
Woman In Front Of A Picture, Circa 1905 by artist František Kupka