Lot 283
Václav Brožík (1851 - 1901) CONSOLATION

101 x 145,5 cm (h x b)

Rufpreis
1 400 000 CZK
   |   56 000 EUR
Oil on canvas, signed and dated on bottom left V.Brožík Paris 1880, assessment by PhDr. N. Blažíčková-Horská, color analysis. An example of masterful late 19th century salon painting in historicist style. Shows clear compositional similarities to The Letter (The News), currently in a private collection in the USA - see the National Gallery in Prague monograph on Brožík from 2003.