View of the Third Courtyard of Prague Castle from Saint Vitus Cathedral

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2011.459
People: Josef Sudek, Czech (Kolín, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) 1896 - 1976 Prague, Czech Republic)
Title: View of the Third Courtyard of Prague Castle from Saint Vitus Cathedral
Classification: Photographs
Work Type: photograph
Date: 1936
Culture: Czech
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/339401

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

17.5 x 23.2 cm (6 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: Verso, BC, in black ink: FOTO SUDEK, PRAHA III., ÚJEZD 28.
inscription: Verso, BC, in graphite: 6290.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: The artist, Prague (1936 - ?). [unidentified dealer] -1998, sold; to [Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago], 1998, sold; to [Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco], 1998, sold; to Private Collector, 1998-2011, sold; through [Paul M. Hertzmann, Inc., San Francisco]; to Busch-Reisinger Museum.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Rendl Fund for Slavic Art
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 2011.459
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Anna Farova, Josef Sudek (Munich, Germany), p. 66 (three related views)

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