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Josef Sima, (1891 – 1971), Lumiére froide, 1969

Sold for CZK 7,700,000 at Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery on Nov 10, 2024.

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oil on canvas, 92 x 73 cm, signed and dated lower right: J. SIMA 69, and additionally verso: J. SIMA 1969, verso old exhibition label Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Provenance: – collection of Josef Sima – collection of Jean Hugues, Paris– private collection, Germany Exhibited: Sima, Oeuvres récentes, gallery Le Point cardinal, Paris, 30. 11. 197 –31. 01. 1972 - Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2. 4.–21. 6. 1992, cat. No. 123, reproduced on p. 172– Josef Sima, exhibited: Prague Castle Riding Hall, organized by the National Gallery in Prague and the Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, July – September 1992, cat. No. 236 Publicated: Sima, exhibition catalogue with an introduction by Jean Starobinski, published in 1971 for the exhibition Oeuvres récentes, gallery Le Point cardinal, Paris, 30 November 1971 – 31 January 1972, reproduced under No. 5, Josef Sima, Frantisek Smejkal, published by Odeon 1988, reproduced on p. 373 under No. 423 Consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes. Authenticity certificate enclosed.

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