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MIHALY VON MUNKACSY Drawing Hungarian

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
MIHALY VON MUNKACSY Drawing Hungarian
MIHALY VON MUNKACSY
[Lieb Michael]
Munkács 1844 - 1900 Endenich, Bonn (Hungarian)

Honfoglalas / Counqust
Original Stamped Signed Double Sided Pencil Drawing

Title : Honfoglalas / Counqust

Technique : Original Double Sided Pencil drawing on paper.

Work size : 25.5 X 32.5 cm / 10 X 11.8 inch.

Additional Information : This is an original double sided pencil drawing by the famous Hungarian artist.
Front side :Honfoglalas, it is inscribed in pencil at the lower right margins: "Arpad".
The drawing is stamped signed at the right lower corner with Munkácsy signature ink stamp.
This stamp is used to mark Munkácsy's drawings from a well known German collection.
Back Side: On the back side there is a second pencil drawing of a seated man .

Provenance :The work was part of a large Munkácsy collection in germany and bears its stamp.
The work was physically examined by Mrs. Boros Judit who is an Art historian specializing in 19th century Hungarian Art and in particular the works of Munkacsy .
We will provide the high bidder a photo certificate of authenticity from Mrs. Judit Boros.
The certificate is hand written on the back side of a large photograph of the drawing and is signed and stamp by Mrs. Boros. (see image).
It reads as follows:

"I Judit Boros art Historian, specializing on 19th century Hungarian Art,
Confirm that this is a photo of an authentic pencil drawing by Mihaly MUNKACSY (1884-1904),
a Skatch for: Honfoglala's. Verso : a sketch of a seated man in pencil.
Size: 255 on 325 mm
Stamped signed.
24 June 2003."

Condition : Generally in good condition.
some minor handling marks, a few small cuts in the edges and two fold's one the upper left edge and the second in the lower right edge.