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Sulamit Rahu
Details
JAN ŠTURSA (1880-1925)
Sulamit Rahu
signed 'ŠTURSA' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark green patina
Height: 76 in. (193 cm.)
Conceived in 1910-1911; this example cast in 1999
Sulamit Rahu
signed 'ŠTURSA' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark green patina
Height: 76 in. (193 cm.)
Conceived in 1910-1911; this example cast in 1999
Provenance
This example made under contract with the National Gallery, Prague from their collection cast (inventory no. NG P2442) in 1999.
Literature
A. Matĕjček, Jan Štursa, Prague, 1923, p. 31 (another cast illustrated in situ).
P. Cannon-Brookes, Czech Sculpture 1800-1938, London, 1983, fig. 188, p. 79 (another cast illustrated).
J. Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art of the First Half of the Twentieth Century, Prague, 2004, no. S131, pp. 24 & 205 (illustrated pl. 25; with incorrect dimensions).
P. Cannon-Brookes, Czech Sculpture 1800-1938, London, 1983, fig. 188, p. 79 (another cast illustrated).
J. Hlušička, The Hascoe Collection of Czech Modern Art of the First Half of the Twentieth Century, Prague, 2004, no. S131, pp. 24 & 205 (illustrated pl. 25; with incorrect dimensions).
Special Notice
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