Sulamit Rahu

Details

JAN ŠTURSA (1880-1925)
Sulamit Rahu
signed 'ŠTURSA' (on the top of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 24 3/8 in. (62 cm.)
Conceived in 1910-1911

Provenance

Jindrich Waldes, Prague, from whom confiscated in 1940.
National Gallery Prague (no. P404), 1940-1996.
Restituted to Jirí Waldes, son of Jindrich Waldes, in 1996; sale, Meissner-Neumann, Prague, 9 November 1997, lot 163.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

H. Vollmer, ed., Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, vol. 32, Leipzig, 1938, p. 260 (dated '1911').
J. Hlušicka, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art of the First Half of the Twentieth Century, Prague, 2004, no. S130, p. 204.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.