Bretislav Benda Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Bretislav Benda Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 25, 2024
BRETISLAV BENDA (Czech / Bohemian 1897 - 1983) - Bozena
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1922 | technique: marble | 36.5 cm | signature: signed | note: A life-size version is located in the garden of the Indian Embassy in Prague | condtion: restored
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 25, 2024
BRETISLAV BENDA (Czech / Bohemian 1897 - 1983) - Female nude
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1935 | technique: fired clay | 23.5 cm | signature: marked B. BENDA 1935 Lot description This intimate sculpture by the prominent Czech sculptor Bretislav Benda depicts a female figure in a private toilet moment. The work is characterized by Benda's typical rendering of female beauty, which he captures with an emphasis on delicacy and elegance of form. The use of fired clay enhances the naturalness and warmth of the material, which underlines the intimate nature of the scene. Benda, known for his ability to capture the harmony of the human body, here again shows himself as a master of figurative sculpture. The toilet is an example of his sculptural mastery from the interwar period, when he concentrated on simplified but impressive forms.
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 13, 2024
BRETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983), CZEC
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Bretislav Benda (1897-1983), Czech sculptor, pupil of Josef Václav Myslbek and member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts since 1923. Seated female nude, cream-colored plaster figure, signed on the plinth, minimally bumped, h. 32 cm
Historia Auctionata
Oct. 26, 2024
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, bather, standing female nude
Est: €2,900 - €6,000
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, bather, standing female nude with cloth, cast bronze, signed, height approx. 64cm, stone base, total height.approx. 70cm . German Description: Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, Badende, stehender weiblicher Akt mit Tuch, Bronzeguß, signiert, H. ca. 64cm, Steinsockel, Gesamth. ca. 70cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
Oct. 26, 2024
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, seated female nude, cast
Est: €1,900 - €4,000
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, seated female nude, cast bronze, signed, height approx. 36cm, stone base, total height. approx. 41cm . German Description: Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, sitzender weiblicher Akt, Bronzeguß, signiert, H. ca. 36cm, Steinsockel, Gesamth. ca. 41cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
Oct. 26, 2024
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, woman washing herself at
Est: €900 - €1,800
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, woman washing herself at the basin, cast bronze, signed, height approx. 21cm . German Description: Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, sich waschende Frau am Becken, Bronzeguß, signiert, H. ca. 21cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
Oct. 26, 2024
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, standing female nude, cast
Est: €900 - €1,800
Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, standing female nude, cast bronze, signed and dated 1920, height approx. 25cm, stone base, total height.approx. 31cm . German Description: Bretislav Benda, 1897-1983, stehender weiblicher Akt, Bronzeguß, signiert und dat. 1920, H. ca. 25cm, Steinsockel, Gesamth. ca. 31cm
Henry's Auktionshaus
Aug. 28, 2024
BRETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983), CZECH SCU
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Bretislav Benda (1897-1983), Czech sculptor, pupil of Josef Václav Myslbek and member of the Mánes Union of Fine Arts since 1923. Seated female nude, cream-colored plaster figure, signed on the plinth, minimally bumped, h. 32 cm
Historia Auctionata
May. 16, 2024
Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983). (Kneeling female nude combing her hair).
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983). (Kneeling female nude combing her hair). Sculpture, patinated bronze, 37 cm. (height), inscribed "B. Benda", on marble foot. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXI.
Bubb > Kuyper: Auctioneers of Books, Fine Arts & Manuscripts
Feb. 13, 2024
Břetislav Benda (Czechoslovakian, 1897-1983): A carved white marble figure of a kneeling maiden
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Břetislav Benda (Czechoslovakian, 1897-1983): A carved white marble figure of a kneeling maiden the semi clad female holding her left hand to her bobbed hair, drapery to lower body, on rectangular integral rusticated plinth base, signed to the front B.BENDA, and dated to the right upper side, 1944-1956, 84cm high, 27cm wide, 37cm deep approximately For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Nov. 10, 2023
BRETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983), CZECH
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Bretislav Benda (1897-1983), Czech sculptor, student of Josef Václav Myslbek and member of Mánes Union of Fine Arts since 1923. Athletic worker with pickaxe and free torso, dark patinated bronze on red marble base, signed in the stand, h.m. 50,5 cm
Historia Auctionata
Jun. 08, 2023
BŘETISLAV BENDA 1897 - 1983 - ANDROMEDA
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"I know of no motive more precious than the human body, and especially the female body." These words of the eminent Czech sculptor Břetislav Benda capture the central theme and tone of his artistic expression, which completes the neo-classical current in 20th century Czech sculpture. "Jiří Kotalík writes, "Andromeda (1941), deliberately historicizing in theme, composition, and resulting form, claims to be inspired by the family-Sturz inspiration; the ancient myth of Perseus suggests a belief in liberation from the shackles of occupation." Břetislav Benda has accentuated this motif by delicately crafting it in clear, luminous Carrara marble. The author of the sculpture graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and was a pupil of J. V. Myslbek and Jan Stursa. During his lifetime, he created an extensive body of work of more than one hundred life-size and larger-than-life sculptures, and the main theme Benda focused on was the female figure, especially in the form of the nude. The work Andromeda comes from the artist's estate and is accompanied by a certificate of provenance signed by the artist's grandchildren. Published: Kotalík J.: Břetislav Benda, Prague, 1982. Signed: signed: B. BENDA
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 08, 2022
BŘETISLAV BENDA 1897 - 1983 - THINKING
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Benda's period between 1919 and 1930 is associated with the absorption of currents from his two teachers, Josef Václav Myslbek and Jan Stursa. The focus of his interest shifts to frequent variations of female nudes with a touch of lyricism. Benda himself adds: "I do not know a more beautiful motif than the woman in all her variations; she is an inexhaustible subject for a sculptor. With my sculptures I want to express the infinite beauty of the human body, but also other feelings." Jiří Kotalík writes the following about the offered sculpture, which he has placed on the cover of a publication about Břetislav Benda: A perfect combination of both creative principles of lyrical and epic vision became the sculpture Přemýšlející, which, together with Toaleta III, is one of the most important creative achievements of Czech sculpture of this period. The motif of the seated girl's nude is expressed in a balanced and closed composition, which juxtaposes the young body of solid forms in a distinctive gesture of meditation with the forms of Thonet's bentwood chair; the result is a sculpturally perfect treatise on the relationship between man and thing. One unwittingly anticipates something of the struggle for the renewal of figuration in sculpture as waged by Giacomo Manzú in Italian modern sculpture after the Second World War. The sculpture comes from Benda's estate, and the work is accompanied by a certificate from the artist's heirs. It is a version with a splint. Exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1925 and at the Venice Art Exhibition in 1926. Published: Kotalík Jiří. Břetislav Benda, Prague, 1982. p. 35. Czech World, issue 1, volume XXIII, 1926. Signed: Signed on the plinth: B. BENDA
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Sep. 10, 2022
BRETISLAV BENDA STEHENDER FRAUENAKT (VERM. 1935)
Est: €3,000 - €6,000
BRETISLAV BENDA 1897 Lísnice - 1983 Prag Stehender Frauenakt (verm. 1935) Bronze, braun patiniert. H. 83 cm. Auf der Plinthe bezeichnet 'Benda Guss S N'. Über einem runden naturalistischen Sockel vollplastisch ausgeführte Aktdarstellung einer stehenden Frau mit nach unten gerichtetem Blick, innehaltend. Part. min. ber.Zeichen(10)BRETISLAV BENDA 1897 Lísnice - 1983 Prag Stehender Frauenakt (verm. 1935) Bronze, braun patiniert. H. 83 cm. Auf der Plinthe bezeichnet 'Benda Guss S N'. Über einem runden naturalistischen Sockel vollplastisch ausgeführte Aktdarstellung einer stehenden Frau mit nach unten gerichtetem Blick, innehaltend. Part. min. ber.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Sep. 10, 2022
BRETISLAV BENDA FRAUENTORSO
Est: €800 - €1,600
BRETISLAV BENDA 1897 Lísnice - 1983 Prag Frauentorso Bronze, dunkel patiniert. H. 64 cm. Auf dem Sockel bezeichnet 'B. Benda'. Über einem felsartigen Sockel vollplastisch, als Torso ausgeführte Aktdarstellung einer jungen Frau mit zur Seite geneigtem Kopf und nach unten gerichtetem Blick. Part. min. ber.Zeichen(10)BRETISLAV BENDA 1897 Lísnice - 1983 Prag Frauentorso Bronze, dunkel patiniert. H. 64 cm. Auf dem Sockel bezeichnet 'B. Benda'. Über einem felsartigen Sockel vollplastisch, als Torso ausgeführte Aktdarstellung einer jungen Frau mit zur Seite geneigtem Kopf und nach unten gerichtetem Blick. Part. min. ber.
Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
Jun. 14, 2022
BŘETISLAV BENDA 1897 - 1983 - TORSO WITH LONG HAIR
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The author of the sculpture Břetislav Benda graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and was a pupil of J. V. Myslbek and Jan Štursa. During his life, he created an extensive work of more than a hundred sculptures in life and life, and the main theme that Benda dealt with was the female figure, especially in the form of an act. Benda himself adds: "I don't know a motif more beautiful than a woman in all her variations, for sculptors there is an inexhaustible subject. With my sculptures I want to express the infinite beauty of the human body, but also other feelings. ”The work comes from the estate of Břetislav Benda. The submitted Torso with long hair bears a certificate of origin with the signatures of the author's grandchildren. Technique: Limestone
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Jun. 17, 2021
BŘETISLAV BENDA 1897 - 1983 - NIGHT
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The motif of a girl in a decent female nude expresses the very essence of fragility. It is an act so fleeting and full of tension that he could not go unanswered in art. From the position of an artist, the depiction of such an act represents the revelation of the veil of secrecy of female beauty and the entry into the intimate taboo zone. Břetislav Benda accentuated this impression with a delicate carving in Carrara marble. The author of the sculpture Břetislav Benda graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and was a pupil of J. V. Myslbek and Jan Štursa. During his life, he created an extensive work of more than a hundred sculptures in life and life, and the main theme that Benda dealt with was the female figure, especially in the form of an act. Benda himself adds: “I don't know a motif more beautiful than a woman in all her variations, an inexhaustible subject for a sculptor. With my sculptures I want to express the infinite beauty of the human body, but also other feelings." In the bronze version, the work Night is located in the National Gallery and in the Olomouc Museum of Art. Technique: Carrara marble, Signed: On the plinth "Bř. Benda"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
May. 19, 2020
Bretislav BENDA (1897-1983) | Bretislav BENDA (1897-1983)
Est: €120 - €240
"Weiblicher Torso" Skulptur-Keramik, H: 27 cm, am Stand seitlich signiert, vom Käufer 2 % Folgerechtsabgabe / Bildkunst auf den Zuschlagspreis zusätzlich zu zahlen | "Female torso" sculpture - ceramic, height: 27 cm, signed sideways at the bottom, to be paid by the buyer 2% resale right / Bildkunst on the hammer price additionally
Auktionshaus Kloss
Dec. 10, 2019
MEMORY
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Sculptor Břetislav Benda graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied under Myslbek and Jan Štursa. During his lifetime he created an extensive oeuvre of more than one hundred life-size and larger-than-life sculptures the main theme he focused on was the female figure, especially nudes. Benda himself added, “I know of no other motif more beautiful than a woman in all her variations for sculptors this is an inexhaustible subject. In my sculptures I want to express the infinite beauty of the human body, as well as other feelings.” Memory dates from the late Second World War, 1944, and reflects the feelings of desire and expectation defined by those days. After the country’s liberation the sculpture was executed in life size and placed outdoors. Provenance: artist’s estate| first cast.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 07, 2018
BŘETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983): PORTRAIT OF A PILOT
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Head of a young pilot, burnt clay with terracotta patina. Engraved sign. "B. BENDA". Height 12 cm. Condition A. BŘETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983): PORTRÉT PILOTA Hlava mladého muže v letecké kukle s brýlemi na čele, pálená hlína patinovaná v odstínu terakoty. Vzadu na krku rytá sign. "B. BENDA". Výška 12 cm. Stav A. Břetislav Benda - český sochař, v letech 1911-1915 studoval sochařskou a kamenickou školu v Hořicích, poté nastoupil na pražskou akademii do třídy J. V. Myslbeka, kde po válečné přetržce pokračoval v letech 1919 - 1922 u J. Štursy. Od roku 1923 byl členem SVU Mánes. Jeho výlučně figurální sochařské dílo, soustřeďující se hlavně na téma ženského těla, se řadí převážně k proudu neoklasicismu. Ve 20. letech prošel však také zkušeností se sociálním uměním pod vlivem O. Gutfreunda. Tvořil především z bronzu a mramoru, často pro veřejné prostory. V závěru života spolupracoval se svým synem Milanem Bendou (*1941).. BŘETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983): BILDNIS EINES PILOTEN Kopf eines jungen Mannes in Pilotkappe mit Brille auf der Stirn, gebrannter Ton patiniert in Terrakotta-Ton. Hinten auf dem Hals Ritzsignatur "B. BENDA". H. 12 cm. Zustand A.
Auction House Zezula
Dec. 06, 2018
BRETISLAV BENDA (1897-1983): DEMETER
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1923 58 cm (h) Bronze, authentic cast. Marked on lower right on plinth: "Benda B." From the certificate of origin: "During his lifetime, Břetislav Benda was called 'the female body sculptor' by his contemporaries – sculptor colleagues and art experts. This moniker was apt, as female figures comprise the core of his extensive oeuvre of over one hundred life-size and larger-than-life statues, dozens of portraits, and several hundred smaller sculptures. Jiří Kotalík described the statue of Demeter, the Greek goddess of plenty, as 'aiming towards an idealistically-toned allegory in a frontal, static pose, holding an ear of grain in her left hand.' The statue has been exhibited many times and was awarded a gold medal at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris in 1925. A photograph of the statue was published in domestic and international media." Ref.: Author's archive. Jiří Kotalík, Břetislav Benda, Odeon, 1982, p. 86. Břetislav Benda, Bronz a kámen, Melantrich, 1972, 1977, 1982. Collective works of Břetislav Benda Jr., Život a dílo, 2015. M. Burian and col., Břetislav Benda sochař republiky, Military History Institute Prague, 2015. Article by M. Wollfa, Mezinárodní výstava dekorativního umění v Paříži 1925 – Břetislav Benda, In: Umělci současnosti [magazine], 1926. Starting price: 95 000 CZK (3 725 EUR)
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 08, 2018
*@ Benda (Bretislav, 1897-1983). Torso in Rhythm,
Est: £500 - £700
bronze sculpture with brown patina, signed 'B. Benda' on reverse at foot, height 23 cm (9 ins), width 10 cm (4 ins), mounted on a 6.5 cm (2.5 ins) brown marble plinth - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
May. 26, 2017
Bretislav Benda (1897-1983) Bust of a woman
Est: £200 - £400
Bretislav Benda (1897-1983) Bust of a woman signed bronze 25cm high.
Mallams
Oct. 05, 2015
bronze sculpture "lady with jug" by Bretislav Benda
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
A fine bronze sculpture "lady with jug" by Bretislav Benda (1897-1983), 24.8"H
International Auction Gallery
Jul. 26, 2015
Terracotta Sculpture of a Female Torso
Est: $600 - $900
Terracotta Sculpture of a Female Torso, by Bretislav Benda (Czech, 1897-1983), second quarter 20th century, the Art Deco-style sculpture inscribed "b.b." in the base, h. 23-1/2", w. 9-1/2", d. 6".
New Orleans Auction Galleries
May. 28, 2015
BRETISLAV BENDA (1897 - 1983) NUDE OF A KNEELING GIRL
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BRETISLAV BENDA (1897 - 1983) NUDE OF A KNEELING GIRL End of the 20s, Bohemia The work of Břetislav Benda is characteristically preoccupied with the human body, especially the female body. He began his studies under professor Myslbek and after the war he continued at the Academy under Jan Štursa. Bronze, signed on on the plinth: B.BENDA.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Apr. 18, 2015
Břetislav Benda (1897-1983)
Est: Kč19,000 - Kč38,000
Břetislav Benda (1897-1983) NIGHT. 1931. Sculpture of sitting and huddled naked woman, patinated bronze, h. 35 cm. Signed 'BENDA' on plinth. Condition A. Břetislav Benda (1897-1983) NOC. 1931. Plastika sedící schoulené nahé ženy, patinovaný bronz, v. 35 cm. Sign. na plintu „BENDA". Stav A. Břetislav Benda - český sochař, v letech 1911-1915 studoval sochařskou a kamenickou školu v Hořicích, poté nastoupil na pražskou akademii do třídy J. V. Myslbeka, kde po válečném období pokračoval v letech 1919-1922 u J. Štursy. Od roku 1923 byl členem SVU Mánes. Jeho výlučně figurální sochařské dílo, soustřeďující se hlavně na téma ženského těla, se řadí převážně k proudu neoklasicismu. Ve 20. letech prošel však také zkušeností se sociálním uměním pod vlivem O. Gutfreunda. Tvořil především z bronzu a mramoru, často pro veřejné prostory. V závěru života spolupracoval se svým synem Milanem Bendou (*1941). Břetislav Benda (1897-1983) NACHT. 1931. Plastik einer gebeugten Frau, patinierte Bronze. H. 35 cm. Die Plinthe sign. „BENDA". Zustand A.
Auction House Zezula
Mar. 01, 2014
Sculpture, B. Benda
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Reapers, patinated clays on sculpture, height 44 cm, marked B. Benda
Galerie Karoline
Mar. 01, 2014
sculpture
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Antique ceramic sculpture, B. Benda, "The woman breastfeeding happen?", Marked B. Benda ", height 21 cm
Galerie Karoline
Dec. 07, 2013
Bretislav Benda 1897 - 1983 - Büste einer
Est: €300 - €400
Bretislav Benda 1897 - 1983 - Büste einer Fra...;"Bretislav Benda 1897 - 1983 - Büste einer Frau - Kunstharz. Braun patiniert. H. 17 cm. Seitl. sign.: B. BENDA.""
Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
May. 18, 2013
Benda Bretislav (Líšnice 1897 - 1983 Prague) Girl
Est: - Kč100,000
Benda Bretislav (Líšnice 1897 - 1983 Prague) Girl Entering Water, bronze, with dark patina, signed Bret. Benda, 1930, caster's mark K. Barták, height 88 cm (Zí) Lit.: Kotalík J., Bretislav Benda, Odeon, 1982, fig. 15 - slightly different version Bretislav Benda, exhibition catalogue, Prague, 1977, other, slightly different version Bretislav Benda's work from the end of the 1920s focused on the depiction of the female body. The author made many civilian sculptures of nude young girls, in which he departs from the established composition scheme and applies new formal solutions. In terms of themes, he was attracted by the motif of bathing, which allowed him to depict the female body in everyday, but charming situations. The sculpture on offer, "Girl Entering Water", captures a moment when a girl has just put her clothes aside with her right hand, is wiping sweat off her forehead with the back of the left hand, and entering water with the left foot. The author designed the sculpture in several sizes, which differ slightly in the design of the stone on which she is setting down the textile drapery. A larger, 188 cm tall bronze version is in the collection of the Gallery of the City of Prague. Nude girls from this era represent the peak of Benda's work. Contributing to the exceptional nature of the bronze are the very high quality of the cast and the patina from the casting workshop of Karel Barák.
Dorotheum
Jun. 20, 2011
Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983) Zurückgelehnt
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Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983) Zurückgelehnt stehender, weiblicher Akt. Braune Terrakotta. Naturalistischer Sockel sign. H. 26,5 cm.
Dannenberg
Mar. 25, 2011
Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983) Zurückgelehnt
Est: - €50
Benda, Bretislav (1897-1983) Zurückgelehnt stehender, weiblicher Akt. Braune Terrakotta. Naturalistischer Sockel sign. H. 26,5 cm."
Dannenberg
May. 27, 2007
BENDA Bretislav (28. 3. 1897 Lisnice near Tabor -
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BENDA Bretislav (28. 3. 1897 Lisnice near Tabor - 19. 8. 1983 Prague) Bust of a man Patinated cast bronze, rectangular red marble base, overall height 52,5 cm, dated 1922, signed BENDA B., struck mark of the metal founder Franta Anyz. Czech sculptor, he studied in Horice and then under J. V. Myslbek and J. Stursa at the Prague Academy of Arts. He is known for his figural sculptures reflecting his characteristic Classicizing style, in 1925 he was awarded gold and silver medals at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Paris. See T 1/50, TD 25, V 1/166, B 1/618, Ch 1/128, NECVU 1/58.
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