Lot #187: FRANTISEK KUPKA - Elements mecaniques - Gouache, charcoal, and chalk drawing on paper

 

Artist: Frantisek Kupka (Czech, 1871-1957).
Title: "Elements mecaniques".
Medium: Gouache, charcoal, and chalk drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1927-29.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 1/4 x 7 13/16 in. (260 x 198 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right recto; signed in pencil, verso; collector and gallery ink stamps, verso. Painted on brown wove paper. Fine condition with no issues to report. Provenance: If you have a genuine interest in bidding on this work kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s). Comment(s): The two best comparables to our example that we could find are “Les mecaniques,” watercolor and gouache on paper, 4 3/8” x 7 1/8,” sold for $16,570 (€10,533) including premium at Tajan, Paris, April 9, 2008, lot #241; and “Etude pour les machines,” gouache and pencil on paper, c1927-29, 8 1/4” x 9,” sold for $9,400 hammer price at Phillips, London, April 4, 1990, lot #50. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30234-2-10000]