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On Monday - Laundrywoman, also referred to as "Her skirt", year 1909, oil on canvas, dimensions of the painting 54 x 42 cm, on the reverse: stamp of the well-known Prague artist's equipment dealer Ludvik Cisar and hand-written authentication from the artist's daughter Ivanka Bukovac with the text: "Laundrywoman is the work by my father prof. Vlaho Bukovac from the year 1909. Ivanka Bukovac Javorska, Prague November 1942", numbers "br 169" and "144", original author's adjustment.
Literature: Vlaho Bukovac, Vera Kruzic Uchytil, Zagreb, 2005, the painting is listed in the catalogue raisonne on page 406, under number 843.
Exhibited: In 1925 at the "Posthumous Exhibition of Professor Vlaho Bukovac" under number 89.
Exhibited: REDISCOVERED MASTERPIECES from private collections, from 21 November to 30 November 2019, exhibition space Galerie Zlata husa, Dlouha 12, Prague 1, the exhibition was organized by the company Starozitnosti-Galerie USTAR in cooperation with company Art collections URBAN, the painting is reproduced in catalog on page 47.
Provenance: originally from the estate of Vlaho Bukovac
The picture is reproduced on two old postcards both in color and in black and white, which were published by Vlaho Bukovac himself. The originals of these postcards are attached to this piece.
Expert report: PhDr. Nadezda Blazickova-Horova
Expert report: Doc. PhDr. Josef Maliva.
Written verification of the authenticity: PhDr. Mgr. Michael Zachar