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Lot 43: FRANTIŠEK FOLTÝN

Est: £30,000 GBP - £50,000 GBPSold:
Sotheby'sLondon, United KingdomJune 13, 2011

Item Overview

Description

FRANTIŠEK FOLTÝN CZECH 1891-1976 ABSTRACT COMPOSITION (ABSTRAKTNÍ KOMPOZICE) signed FOLTYN lower right; signed and dated FOLTYN F. 1936 B. 1937 on the reverse oil on canvas 80 by 116cm., 31½ by 45in.

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham Museum of Art, Pražské noci / Prague Nights: Czech Modern Art from the Hascoe Collection, 2007

Literature

Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague, 2004, p. 28, mentioned; p. 191, no. P28, catalogued; p. 161, pl. 147, illustrated

Provenance

Estate of Milan Heidenreich, Gothenburg
Sale: Art Consulting Brno, Prague, 14 March 1999, lot 86
Purchased at the above sale

Notes

Painted in 1936-37.

Auction Details

The Hascoe Family Collection: Important Czech Art

by
Sotheby's
June 13, 2011, 12:00 PM GMT

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