Jan Matulka (Czechoslovakian/American, 1890-1972).

Oil on canvas titled “Still Life with Conch Shell and Portrait Bust of Voltaire,” depicting a Modernist still life with dramatic shadows. Signed along the lower left. Inscribed with artist’s name along the verso of the frame. Label from Mrs. E. Ives Bartholet, Art Consultant, affixed along the verso. Skinner Auctioneers label and lot sticker affixed along the verso.

Provenance: Skinner Auctioneers, “American & European Paintings,” Sale 2507, Lot 556, Boston, Massachusetts; Private collection, Minnesota.

Unframed; height: 20 in x width: 23 1/2 in.
Framed; height: 48 1/4 in x width: 27 3/4 in.