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Pivotal gallery work from "father" of world abstract painting and most important czech modern painter of 20th Century Frantisek Kupka from the era so-called "Pure abstraction". Appended the expertize Pierre Brullé.

Provenance:
- The painting was bought by the famous gallerist Louis Carré right from Kupka in Puteaux in Paris
- Private collection

It is the mature work of the founder of the world abstract painting and the most significant Czech modern painter of 20th century. The painting belongs to the set “Vertical and diagonal plans”. Composition of the painting has somewhat like the inner frame which makes us feel like seeing two paintings.

Exhibited for example:
- 1951 New York – Kupka, Louis Carré Gallery, 712 Fifth Avenue N.Y., (May – June 1951, reproduced and exhibited under No. 13)
- 1964 Paris – Kupka, Peintures 1910–1946, Louis Carré Gallery, 10 Avenue de Messine, Paris 8 (May 21 – July 31, 1964, exhibited under No. 20)
- 1981 Koln, Frank Kupka, Gmurzynska Gallery, 5 Koln 1, Obenmarspforten 21 (April 1981), published on the page 210, exhibited under No. 40a
- 1989 Paris – Frantisek Kupka 1871–1957, Ou l´ invention d´ une abstraction – Museé d´art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, (November 22, 1989 – February 25, 1990), reproduced on pages 284–285, exhibited under No. 225

Literature:
- Colloquium about Frantisek Kupka: “Fine Arts“, 1968, XVIII, page 348
- Serge Fauchereau – Kupka, Paris, Editions Albin Michel, 1988, reproduced under No. 150

The most important Kokoschka´s view of London, expertise by Johann Winkler (9,November 2007), exhibited: 1958 München, 1958 Wien, 1960,1976,1977,1981 London, 1988 Barcelona, reproduced

gallery and world important work of "father" abstract painting (with Malevic, Kandinsky and Delaunay) and most important czech modern painter of 20th Century, provenance Waldes collection, expertize Pierre Brullé, confirming by son George Waldes

information about painting on front-page (show more)

on the back the seal Exhibited in Manes 1932, informations on front-page (show more)

professional expertize PhDr. K. Srp, author monography and retrospective exhibition of Jindrich Styrsky

Provenace:
- Jindrich Styrsky devised the painting to Toyen, who took it out to Paris and kept it till her death in 1980.
- In 1982 on the auction of Toyen’s succession in Paris the painting was bought by a significant collector of world surrealism from Limoges (there is a stamp “Succession Toyen” on the back of the painting)
- Private collection

This painting is the ikon of Czech modern painting, it is the testament of Jindrich Styrsky’s most significant surrealistic period. No other Styrsky’s painting of the comparable artistic value has ever been offered on the Czech artistic market.

Exhibited:
- Visual Artist Society Manes in 1946: “Jindrich Styrsky” (No. 253) – the memorial exhibiton was prepared by Toyen and Karel Teige
- In the 1900–2000 Gallery in Paris in 1983: “Peinture surréaliste et imaginative en Tchécoslovaquie 1930–1960” (published on the page 68 of the catalogue)
- GHMP the City Library Prague, October 15, 1996 – January 5, 1997, “Czech Surrealism 1929–1953” (No. 417)
- GHMP Dům U Kamenného zvonu, Prague, May 30
- “Jindrich Styrsky 1899–1942”, September 9, 2007 (No. 281)

Published:
- L. Bydzovska – K. Srp: Czech Surrealism 1929–1953, published by Argo in 1996, page 323
- L. Bydzovska – K. Srp: Jindrich Styrsky, published by Argo in 2007, page 477, No. 606

An unknown painter was probably active in Magdeburg or Halberstadt or in Bohemia around 1390.
“The Martyrdom of a Female Saint” (St. Barbara or St. Catharine)

The painting represents the last scene of the Martyrdom of a saint female of the royal origin. It might be St. Barbara, who was tortured and beheaded or St. Catharine of Alexandria.

Provenance:
- The painting probably belonged to the family (or close relatives) of the Emperor Charles IV.
- Till 1917 the painting belonged to the collection of one of the most significant German collectors of old masters Richard von Kaufmann in Berlin
- In 1938 it was taken out to New York by Waldes family

Exhibited:
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, the exhibition “Prague, The Crown of Bohemia, 1347–1437“, from September 20, 2005 till January 3, 2006, item No. 99
- The Prague Castle, the exhibition “Charles IV. – The Emperor from God’s Blessing. Culture and Arts under the Rule of Luxembourgs. 1310–1437”, from February 16 till May 21, 2006
- Till 2008 it was a long term loan at the permanent exhibition The Medievel Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (No. L. 2003.9)

restored expertise of Vera Cedlova, exhibited, published

Provenance:
- first owner Dr. L. Weber, Prague
- private collection North Moravia

Exhibited:
- 1940 - Jan Zrzavy exhibition, "A comprehensive exhibition - the work of the years 1905 - 1940, Prague, Municipal House, in the exhibition catalogue No. 33
- long-term loan in the permanent exhibition of Modern Art in Museum of Art in Olomouc (until August 2009)

Published:
- the work of Jan Zrzavy 1906 - 1940, A collection of paintings, drawings and productions in the selection of Karel Sourek with text by Giorgio de Chirico, Vincenc Kramar, John Mukarovsky, Victor Nikodem, Ferdinand Pujman, Frantisek X. Salda, Karel Sourek and Karel Teige, Prague 1941,
Publisher by Umelecka beseda a Druzstevni prace in the graphical presentation of Josef Kaplický, printed in 1000 copies, reproduced under No. XXVIII.

- Dalibor Plichta REALIST DER INNEREN SICHT, Der Maler Jan Zrzavy, Publisher by Arito Prag 1958, reproduced under No. 10 (Gebirge Landschaft)

- exhibition catalogue Museum of Art Olomouc (reproduced in the catalogue as a trailer to the exhibition, House of art lovers, Art and craft turn of the 19th and 20th century (until 2. 3. 2007)

on the back the tag from exhibitons: Galerie Charpentier Paris, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Galerie D. Benador etc. (more informations on head side - show more)