38 000 CZK
| 1 583 €
Lot 109
THE CORRUPTER IN THE PUDDLE
1920s
indian ink, gouache, paper
40 x 29 cm (h x w)
sign. verso: Čapek
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60 000 CZK
| 2 500 €
| 2 500 €
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Only a torso of Čapek's numerous set of cartoons for newspapers has survived, scattered in private and public collections. The verso text reads: "Hehe, darlings, I'm not going to drown! Not with this floating belt!" Newly framed under anti-reflective glass with UV filter.