Lot 163

Jan Zrzavý (1890 - 1977) A PORTRAIT OF MISS TYDLITÁTOVÁ

From the opinion of PhDr. J. Orlíková: "The assessed painting Portrait of Miss Tydlitátová is an extremely interesting variant of the portrait, which is in Munich in the family's possessions. It is an interesting insight into the artist's work on one of his best portraits. It can be dated to 1928, as well as the final portrait in Munich is one of the most beautiful portraits of Zrzavý - It is dated to 1928 and the work we are assessing probably comes from the same year. The portrait was drawn in pencil on canvas and we can boldly declare it a painting. The discrepancies between the Munich painting and the work we are considering are probably due to the fact that our work is the second variant of the painting, which probably went into the family's possession immediately after painting. The Portrait of Miss Tydlitátová is located within the family and it can be assumed that Zrzavý wanted to keep the portrait in front of his eyes even when he did not have access to the original painting. "