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Duel of the Tritons
Details
Benes (Benesch) Knüpfer (CZECH, 1848-1910)
Duel of the Tritons
signed and inscribed 'Benes Knüpfer/ROMA' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43 x 88 1/8 in. (109.2 x 223.8 cm.)
Duel of the Tritons
signed and inscribed 'Benes Knüpfer/ROMA' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43 x 88 1/8 in. (109.2 x 223.8 cm.)
Provenance
Jan Klein, New York.
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 February 1997, lot 74
His sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 February 1997, lot 74
Literature
F. von Boetticher, Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, vol. I (part II), Leipzig, 1948, p. 746, no. 13.
J. Kotalíková, Benes Knüpfer, Prague, 1984 (in introductory summary).
J. Turner ed., The Dictionary of Art, vol. XVIII, p. 171 (possibly another version of the subject)
J. Kotalíková, Benes Knüpfer, Prague, 1984 (in introductory summary).
J. Turner ed., The Dictionary of Art, vol. XVIII, p. 171 (possibly another version of the subject)
Exhibited
Vienna, Jubiläumsausstellung, 1892
Special notice
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