Artist: Andrée (pseudonym? not a listed artist?)
Title: View of St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague.
Inscriptions: Andrée. l.r.
Dimensions: Sheet 8 1/2" x 5".
Date: Early XX C.
Materials and Techniques: Pencil, black chalk, and brown conté crayon on cream wove paper
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965–2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. The sheet presents a small notch to the upper edge, and minor surface soiling. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: Russian School XX C. Czech School XX C.
Note: In the Demetrakopoulos collection, this sheet was kept together with works by Russian artists. The stylistic characteristics of the the Russian school, combined with the presence of Russian artists active in Prague during the 1920s and the collector Yorgo Demetrakopoulos's interest in European culture, particularly Russian culture, allow for the tentative suggestion that the work may be of Russian origin.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from online sources.