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Oldrich Blazicek
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Oldrich Blazicek
- The Altneuschul, Prague
- signed O. Blazicek and dated 1913 (lower left)
- oil on panel
- 39 3/8 by 29 1/2 in.
- 100 by 75 cm.
- Painted in 1913.
Condition
There is 1 spot of inpainting above the reader's table, a small indentation at center left, scattered light craquelure and some surface dirt.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present lot is a rare example of a synagogue painted by the Czech artist Oldrich Blazicek, who is known primarily as a painter of landscape and church interiors. Blazicek was born in 1887 in Slavkovice and eventually moved to Prague.
One of the earliest Gothic structures in Prague, the Alteneuschul, built in 1270, is the oldest surviving synagogue in Europe. A monument to the vitality of Bohemian Jewish life, it survived the vagaries of the community's history, fires, the late 19th century razing of the ghetto and the Nazi occupation, to continue serving it until the present day.