19th-Century Works of Art
19th-Century Works of Art
Property from a Distinguished American Collection
Václav Brožík
Two Artists (Voytech Hynais and Brozik)
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October 20, 06:12 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Property from a Distinguished American Collection
Václav Brožík
Czech
1851–1901
Two Artists (Voytech Hynais and Brozik)
signed Brozik. 1880 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 25 1/2 by 33 1/2 in.; 65 by 85.2 cm
framed: 37 1/4 by 43 1/2 in.; 94.6 by 110.7 cm
Sale: Sotheby's, London, June 22, 2000, lot 178
Private collection
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 25 April 2006, lot 79
Marie Mzyková, Kindla slávy : Vojtech Hynais, cestí Parinzané a Francie, exhibition catalogue, Prague, Galerie Rudolfinum, 2000, p. 150, illustrated.
Naděžda Blažíčková-Horová, Vaclav Brozik, 1851-1901, exhibition catalogue, Prague, National Gallery, 2003, p. 235, no. 69, illustrated.
Vaclav Brožík was one of the leading official painters of Austria-Hungary, and together with Alphonse Mucha probably the most celebrated Bohemian artist working in Europe during the last quarter of the 19th century. Best known for his history paintings, Brožík enhanced the role of Czech history painting as part of a national culture striving for greater political self-affirmation. He always saw his work in a Czech context, and was inspired by central European artists, such as Gabriel von Max, Karl Theodor von Piloty and Mihály Munkácsy. Here, Brožík presents himself with fellow Czech artist, Vojtěch Adalbert Hynais, a founding member of the Vienna Secession.