Brožík Václav 1851–1901
The portrait of Jean de Montfort,
copy after Antony van Dyck (1879)
Bohemia, after 1900, black varnished wood (later varnishes),
The present painting with the figure of a Dutch patrician from the 17th century is
undisputed and very high quality work of Václav Brožík. One of many
Brožík's genre costume figures, in this case painted
in the spirit of the popular Dutch mannerism of the time. In the autumn of 1879 Brožík
visited the Netherlands to study Flemish and Dutch painting of the 16th and 18th century.
century. He was most interested in Dutch monden likenesses or technically
virtuosic salon genre scenes from the late 17th century,
describing the leisurely moments of the Dutch patriciate in the midst
opulent, intimately furnished salons. The minutely conceived figure
dressed in black with a typical white sash was probably created early
after the painter's return from the Netherlands, and is clearly related to the likenesses
Frans Hals. Paintings of this type by the painter's father-in-law Charles Sedelmeyer
sold successfully not only in Europe but also in the United States.
Similar figures of noblemen can be found in both state and private
collections, similar ones were exhibited at the Brožík Prague
exhibition in 2003.
From the testimonial: PhDr. Nadězda Blažíčková-Horová.
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auction 67
starting price
80 000 CZK
€ 3 235
hammer price
390 000 CZK