20th Century Art: A Different Perspective
20th Century Art: A Different Perspective
Property from a Distinguished American Collection
Frantisek Gross
View From the Studio (Výhled z ateliéru)
Lot Closed
November 9, 02:47 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Distinguished American Collection
Frantisek Gross
Czech
1909-1985
View From the Studio (Výhled z ateliéru)
signed F. Gross / 64 lower right
oil over black crayon on board
Unframed: 29 by 40cm., 11½ by 25¾in.
Framed: 43.5 by 55cm., 17 by 21¾in.
Gallerie Pallas, Prague
Purchased from the above by the brother of the present owner in 1994
The present view was painted from a studio that František Gross occupied from 1961 after the painter František Tichý. The studio was located on the fifth floor of the house V jámě 3 (near the Lucerna block on Vodičkova street). The present work belongs to a body of artwork associated with the artistic group Skupina 42 (Group 42) formulated by the leading art theorist Jindřich Chalupecký.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. František Dvořák (Prague 1994). We are grateful to him for his assistance in cataloguing this work.