Lot DetailsAuthenticity guaranteedAuthenticity guaranteedProperty from the Estate of Sir Sean Connery, sold partially to benefit The Connery FoundationFrantišek Kupka1871 - 1957
Complexesigned Kupka (lower left) and inscribed à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K. (lower right)oil on canvas50.5 by 61.2 cm. 19⅞ by 24⅛ in.Executed in 1912.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Brullé.
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辛・康納利爵士故藏，拍賣部分收益惠澤康納利基金會弗朗迪斯科・庫普卡1871 - 1957年
《複雜》款識︰藝術家簽名 Kupka（左下）；題款 à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K.（右下）油彩畫布50.5 x 61.2 公分；19⅞ x 24⅛ 英寸1912年作
皮耶・布熱已為此作提供認證。Condition reportTo request a Condition Report, please contact Emily.Brown@sothebys.com
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.ProvenanceNicolas Beauduin, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)Yolande Jamet, Paris (daughter of the above; acquired by descent from the above circa 1960)André Fourquet, ParisPrivate Collection, FranceAcquired from the above by the late owner in 2016LiteratureNicolas Beauduin, "Les temps heroiques: a propos de la 'Section d'Or", in Masques et Visages, Paris, June 1956
Art News, November 1957
Vladimír Lekeš, František Kupka Catalogue raisonné des huiles, Prague, 2016, no. 206, p. 348, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)ExhibitedParis, Galerie la Boétie, Salon de la Section d'Or, 1912Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Kupka, 1958, no. 25, p. 21 (titled Complexes)Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, František Kupka ou l'invention d'une abstraction, 1989-90, no. 164, p. 231, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)New York, Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Czech Art in the Velvet Revolution, 1990-91, p. 23Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Sendai, The Miyagi Museum of Art and Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, František Kupka 1994, no. 87, p. 113, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)Cairo, Musée Mahmoud Khalil, Galerie Horizon I, De l’Impressionnisme à la modernité, un siècle de peinture française, de Corot à Picasso, XIXe-XXe, 1998Châteauroux, Musée Bertrand & Montpellier, Musée Fabre, La Section d’Or, 1912, 1920, 1925: le cubisme écartelé, 2000-01, no. 50, p. 187, illustrated in colourParis, Musée d’Orsay, Aux origines de l’abstraction, 2003-04, no. 36, p. 171, illustrated in colourPrague, Národní galerie v Praze, Kupka Cesta k Amorfě, 2012-13, no. 39, p. 185, illustrated in colourParis, Grand Palais; Prague, Národní galerie v Praze and Helsinki, Ateneum Art Museum, Kupka Pionnier de l'abstraction, 2018-19, no. 124, p. 155, illustrated in colour
Lot DetailsAuthenticity guaranteedAuthenticity guaranteedProperty from the Estate of Sir Sean Connery, sold partially to benefit The Connery FoundationFrantišek Kupka1871 - 1957
Complexesigned Kupka (lower left) and inscribed à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K. (lower right)oil on canvas50.5 by 61.2 cm. 19⅞ by 24⅛ in.Executed in 1912.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Pierre Brullé.
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辛・康納利爵士故藏，拍賣部分收益惠澤康納利基金會弗朗迪斯科・庫普卡1871 - 1957年
《複雜》款識︰藝術家簽名 Kupka（左下）；題款 à Mr. Beauduin en toute sympathie. .K.（右下）油彩畫布50.5 x 61.2 公分；19⅞ x 24⅛ 英寸1912年作
皮耶・布熱已為此作提供認證。Condition reportTo request a Condition Report, please contact Emily.Brown@sothebys.com
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.ProvenanceNicolas Beauduin, Paris (acquired directly from the artist)Yolande Jamet, Paris (daughter of the above; acquired by descent from the above circa 1960)André Fourquet, ParisPrivate Collection, FranceAcquired from the above by the late owner in 2016LiteratureNicolas Beauduin, "Les temps heroiques: a propos de la 'Section d'Or", in Masques et Visages, Paris, June 1956
Art News, November 1957
Vladimír Lekeš, František Kupka Catalogue raisonné des huiles, Prague, 2016, no. 206, p. 348, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)ExhibitedParis, Galerie la Boétie, Salon de la Section d'Or, 1912Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Kupka, 1958, no. 25, p. 21 (titled Complexes)Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, František Kupka ou l'invention d'une abstraction, 1989-90, no. 164, p. 231, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)New York, Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Czech Art in the Velvet Revolution, 1990-91, p. 23Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art; Sendai, The Miyagi Museum of Art and Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, František Kupka 1994, no. 87, p. 113, illustrated in colour (titled Composition)Cairo, Musée Mahmoud Khalil, Galerie Horizon I, De l’Impressionnisme à la modernité, un siècle de peinture française, de Corot à Picasso, XIXe-XXe, 1998Châteauroux, Musée Bertrand & Montpellier, Musée Fabre, La Section d’Or, 1912, 1920, 1925: le cubisme écartelé, 2000-01, no. 50, p. 187, illustrated in colourParis, Musée d’Orsay, Aux origines de l’abstraction, 2003-04, no. 36, p. 171, illustrated in colourPrague, Národní galerie v Praze, Kupka Cesta k Amorfě, 2012-13, no. 39, p. 185, illustrated in colourParis, Grand Palais; Prague, Národní galerie v Praze and Helsinki, Ateneum Art Museum, Kupka Pionnier de l'abstraction, 2018-19, no. 124, p. 155, illustrated in colour
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