20th Century Art: A Different Perspective
20th Century Art: A Different Perspective
Property from a Private Collection
Václav Špála
Charles Bridge, Prague
Lot Closed
November 29, 03:04 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
Václav Špála
Czech
1885 - 1946
Charles Bridge, Prague
signed and dated V. Spala 14 lower right
oil on board
Unframed: 51 by 67cm., 20 by 26½in
Framed: 68 by 84cm., 26¾ by 33in.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Řeháková.
Dr. Wachsman Zubák
Purchased by the present owner in 1999
Václav Špála - Between Avant-Garde and Livelihood, exh. cat., National Gallery Prague, 2005, n.p (as Z Malé Strany)
Špála joined the Group of Fine Artists in 1911. Considered the most Fauve of his generation, his Cubo-Expressionist style is marked by the use of dynamic simple forms. In 1918 he became a co-founder of a new group of artists Tvrdošíjní (The Stubborn Ones).