Antonin Prochazka

LOT 3 - ANTONÍN PROCHÁZKA CZECH, 1882 - 1945 HALF NUDE GIRL (DÍVČÍ POLOAKT) signed with initials A.P. lower right pen and ink on paper 6,000—8,000 GBP 31.5 by 23.5cm., 12¾ by 9¼in. signed with initials A.P. lower right pen and ink on paper Sale: Art Consulting Brno, Prague, 14 March 1999, lot 101Purchased at the above sale Marcela Macharáčková, Antonín Procházka 1882-1945, Brno, 2002,p. 286, no. K122, catalogued, (as Girl, Half-Nude)Jiří Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art, Prague,2004, p. 209, no. D165, catalogued (as Girl, Half-Nude); p. 19, pl.5, illustrated Executed circa 1912-14.

Antonin Prochazka (Czechoslovakian, 1882-1945) Village Street in Sun oil on canvas signed "A Prochazka" (lower left) 22 3/4 x 26 1/4 inches. Estimate $ 2,000-4,000 Biographical Note: Prochazka was one of a group of artists who were deeply influenced by Cubism. He joined the Group of Plastic Artists in 1911, laying the foundation for an important center of Cubism in Central Europe. Condition Report Surface Condition: Surface dirt, minor cracquelure throughout, stretcher bar imprints at edges, minor loss at lower left corner area. Previous Restoration: No. Examination under ultra-violet light: Good. Structural integrity: Stable, unlined, framed. Signature: see images

Antonín Procházka (1882-1945) The Violonist signed 'Ant. Procházka' (lower right); signed and dated 'Ant. Procházka 1917' (on the stretcher) oil and sand on canvas 26 x 141/8in. (66 x 36cm.) Painted in 1917 Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR Provenance Anon. sale, Christie's London, 3 December 1991, lot 244. Lot Notes The present work is sold with a certificate by Prof. Jaromir Zemina dated Prague, le 24 juillet 2000.