Antonín Chittussi (1847 – 1891)

Landscape before a Storm (Study from Holland), oil on canvas laid down on cardboard, signed lower left Chittussi; painting dimensions 20.5 × 40 cm. On the reverse: an estate stamp and a stamp from an exhibition at Mánes. Overall dimensions including the frame: 34 × 54 cm; glazed; very good original condition; minor damage.

Exhibitions:

1892 – Exhibited at the posthumous exhibition of works by Antonín Chittussi under cat. no. 78, titled Study from Holland

1925 – XCII Exhibition of the Association of Fine Artists Mánes: Czech Master Painters Hippolyt Soběslav Pinkas, Karel Purkyně, Viktor Barvitius, Antonín Chittussi, June–July 1925; exhibited and listed in the catalogue under no. 273

Provenance: Originally from the estate of Antonín Chittussi; subsequently part of several important private collections.

Literature:

Jiří Pešek: From Antonín Chittussi’s Paris Studio. The work is listed in the catalogue of Chittussi’s estate paintings under no. 78, titled Study from Holland.

Roman Prahl: Chittussi, Academia Publishing House, 2020, ISBN 978-80-200-2940-9. The catalogue of paintings from the artist’s estate is also reproduced here.

Expert report: PhDr. Mgr. Michael Zachař