33Jan Zrzavý

1890 – 1977

Profile (Archangel Gabriel)

The painting is a pendant of Jana Zrzavy’s „Virgin Mary“ Restorer’s report by academic painter Věra Cedlová (restorer at the National Gallery in Prague) attached. PhDr Karel Srp’s expertise attached (he is the author of Zrzavy’s monograph) Provenance -- painter Jan Zzavý - after 1963, an important foreign businessman bought off the painting directly from Jan Zrzavy (on the basis of the plead of the government of ČSSR) - private English collection Published: -Karel Srp: Jan Zrzavý, published by Academia, 2003, a photograph of the painting with the painter Jan Zrzavý at his atelier in Prague- Bubeneč, 592/15 Českomoravská St. (1955) reproduced on p.391 Exhibited -Jan Zrzavý: "Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings",Prague Galerie Československého spisovatele, Catalogue no. 16 a 17,reproduced in exhibition catalogue - Jan Zrzavý: "Paintings", Prague- Na Zábradlí Theatre, November 1960 ( catalogue no.15 a 16) - Jan Zrzavý, Havlíčkův Brod Museum (20.11.-11.12.1960 (catalogue no. 20 a 21) - Jan Zrzavý, Čáslav Museum (21.12.1960-15.1.1961) (catalogue no. 20 a 21) - Jan Zrzavý: "Exhibition of paintings and drawings",Chrudim, January 1961 (Zdeněk Nejedlý’s Show-Room) - Jan Zrzavý:"Paintings, drawings, illustrations", Vysoké Mýto- The City Gallery Show-room (27.5--18.6.1961), catalogue no.18 a 19 - Jan Zrzavý:"Paintings, drawings, illustrations", Písek Museum, (10.9.-8.10.1961, catalogue no. 18 a 19) - Jan Zrzavý:"Paintings- drawings- illustrations", Vysočina Regional Gallery in Jihlava (5.11.-3.12.1961, Catalogue no.18 a 19, reproduced in exhibit catalogue) -Jan Zrzavý: Regional gallery of fine art Litoměřice (11.1.-25.2.1962, catalogue no. 18 a 19, reproduced in exhibit catalogue) -Jan Zrzavý:"Dílo 1907-1962", Mánes Prague (31.1.-14.4.1963, catalogue no.187 a 188) -Jan Zrzavý:"Dílo 1907-1962", Dům pánů z Kunštátu Brno,(April-May 1963 , Catalogue no.129 a30)