Family Picnic
52.1 cms x 61.6 cms (20.5 ins x 24.25 ins)
Signed and dated 1916 and on verso signed and inscribed indistinctly
made in 1916
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "International Art (4th session)" held on Thu, Apr 24, 2025.
Lot 322
Lot 322
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $8,125
Realised: CAD $8,125
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Gift from the Artist to Ferdinand Písecký, 1917
40th Auction of Antiques and Objects of Art, Auction House Zezula, Czech Republic, April 13, 2013, lot 116
Private Collection, British Columbia
Notes:
While the Artist was studying at the National Academy of Design in New York, he personally gave this painting to Ferdinand Písecký in 1917. Ferdinand Písecký was a WW1 legionary, writer and teacher working in the USA from 1917-1918 towards the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. The painting had remained in the family of Ferdinand Písecký until its sale at a Czech auction house in 2013.
Gift from the Artist to Ferdinand Písecký, 1917
40th Auction of Antiques and Objects of Art, Auction House Zezula, Czech Republic, April 13, 2013, lot 116
Private Collection, British Columbia
Notes:
While the Artist was studying at the National Academy of Design in New York, he personally gave this painting to Ferdinand Písecký in 1917. Ferdinand Písecký was a WW1 legionary, writer and teacher working in the USA from 1917-1918 towards the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia. The painting had remained in the family of Ferdinand Písecký until its sale at a Czech auction house in 2013.
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 Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.