Advance Bid Deadline: November 13, 2013 7:00 PM (E.S.T) 4:00 PM (P.S.T.) 0000 hr (London) 0100 hr (Continent)
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(updated Sat Nov 23 21:14:56 2013 E.S.T.)

Auction Lot No. 245

Bidding:
MUNKACSY, MIHALY (ATTRIBUTED) Hungary (1844-1909)
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    (Head of an old man)
    oil on canvas,, c. 1880, , ,

  • Condition:This work has been relined on a modern canvas and an attribution appended on the back of the canvas in ink by a European hand. The work has some evidence of inpainting and damage, but it is hard to determine the extent or kind of damage due to the fact that it was glued down on a support canvas and restored to a presentable condition.
  • Size: 12 by 11 in. (30 x 27 cm.)
  • Provenance: The current owner, a widow who escaped Hungary in 1956, acquired this work from a Los Angeles or New York Gallery in the 50's or early 60's. She was told that the work was carried out of Hungary by a man fleeing the Russian occupation after WW II. He could not take the entire painting and cut out the portrait portion and took that. There is no documentation of this provenance.
  • Framing: Sold framed
  • Note: Elaborate carved period frame.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
1000-2000
830-1660
680-1360
980-1960

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.83 , British Pound 0.68, Swiss Fr 0.98. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: aa-1337d-42