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Bolesław BIEGAS (1877-1954) The Mystery of Thought (Tajemnic…
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Bolesław BIEGAS (1877-1954) The Mystery of Thought (Tajemnic…
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Estimate €15,000 - €18,000
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Description
Bolesław BIEGAS (1877-1954)
The Mystery of Thought (Tajemnica Myśli), 1925
Oil on thick cardboard.
Signed lower right.
On the back, the Jan Szymanski inventory label "n°333 / Tajemnica Myśli" (damaged) and the Krugier Gallery label n°333, giving the title "Mystery of the Dance".
The frame decorated with painted circles was made by the artist himself, which is exceptional in his work.
(Minor accidents to the frame).
42 x 32 cm; size with original frame: 65 x 55.5 cm
Provenance :
- Workshop of Boleslas Biegas bequeathed to the Polish Historical and Literary Society of Paris in 1954 (Jan Szymanski inventory, no. 333).
- Acquired by Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, from the former in 1971.
- Sale of Atelier de Boleslas Biegas (1877-1954), Me Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 30 June 1987, lot no. 41, under the title "Mystère de la danse". Reproduced in black and white in the catalogue.
A notice of inclusion in the catalogue raisonné being prepared by Mr Xavier Deryng under the aegis of the Société Historique et Littéraire Polonaise de Paris (SHLP), the artist's universal legatee, will be given to the buyer.
[Poland] [Polish art] [sztuka polska]
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Lot description modified on 05/29/2026 at 4:09 PM
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