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Jan Matejko (1838 - 1893) "Torso of male figure", 1859 oil on paperboard, 61.7 x 46.8 cm signed with monogram and dated lower right: 'JM | r.p. 1859' on the reverse inscribed in crayon with number: '2' and hard legible stamp HISTORICAL TITLES: Polakt meski z przodu, Akt meski siedzacy, Studium aktu akademickiego Estimate: 250 000 - 500 000 PLN PLN EUR GBP USD 58 173 - 116 347 EUR Provenance - gift of the artist for Marian Gorzkowski (1830-1911) - collection of Marian Gorzkowski heirs: his daughter Lina Borzecka and granddaughter Irena Kozlowska, Warsaw(1938) - auction house William Doyle, New York, May 2001 - private collection, New York Exhibited - Society for Encouragement for Fine Arts, Warsaw, 1938 - National Museum in Warsaw, 1938 - Municipal Museum, Bydgoszcz, 1937 Literature - Matejko. Obrazy olejne. Katalog, edited and introduction by Krystyna Sroczynska, Warszawa 1993, no. 65 - Katalog wystawy Jana Matejki, Society for Encouragement for Fine Arts, Warszawa 1938, p. 11, no. 4 - Katalog wystawy rysunkow i szkicow, National Museum in Warsaw, Warszawa 1938, p. 23, no. 31 - Katalog wystawy Matejki, Municipal Museum, Bydgoszcz 1937, p. 5, no. 3 Additional Charge Details - In addition to the hammer price, the successful bidder agrees to pay us a buyer's premium on the hammer price of each lot sold. On all lots we charge 18 % of the hammer price. Bidding form Register for an auction Ask about lot ID: 77965 Download bidding form Print item sheet Lot number Old Masters, 19th Century and Modern Art 12 December 2019, 19