Lot #513: FRANTISEK KUPKA - Rectangle vert dans le noir - Gouache drawing on paper

   

Artist: Frantisek Kupka (Czech, 1871-1957).
Title: "Rectangle vert dans le noir".
Medium: Gouache drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1930-35.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/4 x 8 13/16 in. (298 x 224 mm). Image size: 11 3/4 x 8 13/16 in. (298 x 224 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $12,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $15,000/18,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in red pencil, lower right recto; collector's ink stamp "B" to right of signature, recto; collector's ink stamps, verso. Painted on brown wove paper. Overall good condition; water staining all edges but top, visible mostly in the upper right edge (maximum width 3/8"); minor paint flaking lower center image; very minor flaking in the white paint, upper and lower center; pinhole upper center edge; all in all, presents well. 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): A very similar work to our example is “Plan bleu dans le rouge,” gouache on paper, 11 1/4" x 11 ½,” sold for $69,545 (£52,500) at Christie's London, King Street, 06/21/2018, lot #163. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30225-2-12000-NA]