Lot #1518: JOSEPH CSAKY - Composition - Watercolor and ink drawing on paper

   

Artist: Joseph Csaky (Hungarian, 1888-1971).
Title: "Composition".
Medium: Watercolor and ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1920.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 3/16 x 7 in. (233 x 178 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $3,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $4,000/5,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in ink, lower right recto; collectors ink stamps, verso. Painted on lightweight smooth cream wove paper. Fine condition with no issues to report. A Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): A similar, and larger, composition than our example, “Composition Cubiste,” (watercolor and ink on paper, 13 3/8” x 9 3/8,” c1919) sold for $35,235 (£22,500) including premium at Sotheby's London, New Bond Street, 02/06/2013, lot #105. Csaky was a Hungarian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist, best known for his early participation in the Cubist movement as a sculptor. A pioneer of modern sculpture, he is among the most important sculptors of the early 20th century. Csaky was one of the first sculptors in Paris to apply the principles of pictorial Cubism to his art. Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. [30280-1-3000-NA]