On 9 October 2026, National Gallery Prague published an appeal to locate Jan Zrzavý's 1918 painting Murder. It wants to borrow it from a private owner for the exhibition Zrzavý / Kubišta.[1][2] According to the gallery, the exhibition Zrzavý / Kubišta. Kindred by Choice is to take place in autumn 2027.[1] Anyone with information about the painting can contact the gallery at .[1]
The painting sought is an oil on canvas measuring 40 × 40 cm.[1]
According to the gallery, Murder is one of the works in which Bohumil Kubišta's influence on Jan Zrzavý's work is evident.[1]
The gallery wants to negotiate with the owner about lending the painting for the exhibition and about publishing it in the accompanying catalogue, and it described the owner's identity as strictly confidential.[1] Jan Zrzavý (1890–1977) was a painter, graphic artist, illustrator and stage designer, counted among the representatives of the early 20th-century avant-garde.[1] Zrzavý's works are in demand at auctions, with buyers paying millions of crowns for them; the National Gallery also holds his works in its collections.[1]
Chronology
- — On 9 October 2026 the National Gallery Prague published an appeal to locate Jan Zrzavý's 1918 painting Vražda, which it wants to borrow from a private owner for the exhibition Zrzavý / Kubišta. Spřízněni volbou, which is planned for autumn 2027. iDNES.cz iROZHLAS