Woodland Bather Holding A Butterfly, 1872
15.25 cms (6 ins)
Signed with initials lower right. Signed and dated 1872 at Munich verso
made in 1872
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Sep 24, 2020.
Lot 536
Lot 536
Estimate: CAD $5,000 - $7,000
Realised: CAD $9,000
Realised: CAD $9,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
The important representative of Czechoslovakian historical painting and portraitist, Václav Brožík studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (1868-1870) with A. Lhota and E. Lauffre, at the Academy in Dresden (1871), and in Munich (1873) and Paris where he settled. He was one of the official painters of Austria-Hungary and was the most famous Czech artist of the last quarter of the 19th century.
He was the holder of the Cross of the Legion of Honor, a member of the Paris Academy of Arts, a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1893) and a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. He exhibited in the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands and other countries. He belonged to the painterly generation of the National Theater.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
The important representative of Czechoslovakian historical painting and portraitist, Václav Brožík studied at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts (1868-1870) with A. Lhota and E. Lauffre, at the Academy in Dresden (1871), and in Munich (1873) and Paris where he settled. He was one of the official painters of Austria-Hungary and was the most famous Czech artist of the last quarter of the 19th century.
He was the holder of the Cross of the Legion of Honor, a member of the Paris Academy of Arts, a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1893) and a member of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts. He exhibited in the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands and other countries. He belonged to the painterly generation of the National Theater.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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