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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 5, 2024 | Piasa | Paris | The Geneviève and Jean-Paul Kahn Collection From Surrealism to Pop Art | 26 | $****** - ****** | Krajina S Hady (Paysage aux serpents) |
paintings
73.7 x 100 cm (29.02 x 39.37 in)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated on the bottom left "Janousek, 38"
Frantisek Janousek (Jesenny, 1890 - Prague, 1943)
Krajina S Hady (Paysage aux serpents), 1938
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated on the bottom left "Janousek, 38"
73,7 x 100 cm
Provenance:
- Galerie 1900-2000, Paris
- Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn collection, Paris
Exhibitions:
- Prague, Manes exhibition space, "Frantisek Janousek", 1947
- Nelahozeves, "Frantisek Janousek", 1890/1943, Malirske Dilo, Stredoceska galerie Nelahozeves, Stredoceska Galerie, 1965, described in the catalogue under no. 111, unpaginated
- Milan, Galerie Schwarz, "Frantisek Janousek oeuvres choisies, 1933-1942", 1969, illustrated in the catalogue under no. 12 unpaginated
- Paris, Galerie 1900-2000, "Peinture Surréaliste et Imaginative en Tchécoslovaquie 1930 - 1960", 7 March - 15 April 1983, described in the catalogue under no. 30 and illustrated p. 39
- Marseilles, Musée Cantini, "La planète Affolée", 12 April - 30 June 1986, described in the catalogue under no. 150, unpaginated
Bibliography:
- G. Xuriguera, "Oscar Dominguez", Ed. Filipacchi, Paris 1973, illustrated in the catalogue p. 24
- F. Castro, "Oscar Dominguez y el Surrealismo", Catedra, Madrid, 1978, illustrated in the catalogue under no. XIII pp. 93 and 127
- P. Waldberg, "Dada and Surrealisme", Ed. Rive Gauche, Paris, 1981, described in the catalogue p. 229
Oeuvre présentée avec cadre.
Bon état général.
La toile est légèrement gondolée.
La couche picturale adhère bien au support et présente une bonne cohésion.
Présence de craquelures éparses stabilisées par endroit.
Oeuvre examinée sous lampe UV : quelques retouches éparses dont une retouche dans la partie supérieure bleue au centre de la composition, d"autres retouches dans la partie marron au centre de la composition et une dernière retouche dans les craquelures de la partie supérieure gauche de la composition.
L"oeuvre a été nettoyée.
Work framed.
Good overall condition.
The canvas is slightly warped.
The paint layer adheres well to the support and is cohesive.
There are scattered cracks that have stabilised in places.
Work examined under UV lamp: a few scattered retouches, including one in the upper blue part in the centre of the composition, other retouches in the brown part in the centre of the composition and a final retouch in the craquelures in the upper left part of the composition.
The work has been cleaned.
