Lot 72
Jan Štursa (1880 - 1925) JUDITH

1909
paper, indian ink, watercolour
In frame 23 x 21,5 cm (h x w)
sign. lower right: Jan Štursa 1909

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7 000 CZK
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Drawing study of Judith beheading Holofernes by Jan Štursa. The subject moves on the scale of popular Art Nouveau symbolism, the effort to find convincing mobility of the figure that would characterize the tense situation is evident. Jan Štursa first studied at the school of sculpture and stonemasonry in Hořice and from 1899 attended the Prague Academy.