Let me know if you need anymore information.
Thank you very much

Dear Jean-Luc,

The writing on the reverse side is hard to read. Often an eye sees more than a camera. What do you read? Perhaps try to change the angle a bit while looking at the letters. The movements make them often clearer.

With kind regards,
Georg

K. Will do tomorrow.
And I believe that the painting is a portrait of my Father: Renatus Chytil. Mucha painted him when he was a young boy. I will double check with the family.

I have added some close up of stamps on the back. I hope it helps.

Dear Jean-Luc,

do you have some photos of your father when he was young to compare to this boy? An attribution to Mucha is a difficult analysis that needs as much material as possible.

With kind regards,
Georg

I found a picture of Renatus and his uncle and a page of the Orange County Register Sunday with Renatus Chytil (the one painted on the canvas) and his Dad. Hope that helps.
Most of the old pics were tossed away when the family got displaced.

The last pic is of him also and was published in the magazine I took a shot of.

I’m not sure if it is relevant, but I also have two signed original color pencils or pastels signed by Alphonse Mucha.

Dear Jean-Luc,

Thank you very much for this detailed and interesting material. Sadly regarding technical problems, the images and messages were not displayed. I apologize for the delay in the appraisal. The drawings are also very interesting and adaptable for the art market and estimation because they are signed.

I suggest the apprisal should be made under the classification of "attributed".

With kind regards,
Georg

So can you advise me on what my next step would be if I wanted to put the boy on the chair oil painting on the market?

Hello Jean-Luc,

Thank you very much for your appraisal purchase. You have a lovely painting! I will be reaching out by email to discuss next steps.

All the best,
Lindsey Bourret
Managing Director, Mearto

Dear Jean-Luc,

Thank you for the additional images and your patience. The estimation and an adequate classification of such an interesting artwork take a bit of time. I suggest to estimate the painting under the aspect attributed but I see potential in this painting. For an analysis of a market situation we can just take the ensured facts which are mirrored by the classification as attributed.

The presented object appears to be a painting made in oil on canvas with the measurements of 28.5” x 28.5”. The painting depicts a child sitting on his bed and holding a Harlequin doll with this hand. In the background, we see just a round mirror and the bedsheets of the bed. This painting is made with a sure and trained hand and catches the portrait which is secured by the additionally uploaded photos. Sadly there is no signature visible. The expression and the modulation of the facial features suggest an established artist.
Regarding the informations given by the customer, this portrait was made by the famous Czech artist Alfons Maria Mucha (1860-1939). Mucha is famous for his Art Nouveau illustrations and counts to one of the most known Czech artists.

Besides the well-known illustrations there are many portraits known which were made by Mucha. Some are connected in its decorative and schematizing details to the illustrations and others are more connected in the more realistic depiction of this portrait. These artworks were made in the later artistic career.

It is not easy to find an estimate without doing an deeper research but comparable artworks which are also portarits were sold under the classification of attributed. These comparables approve an estimation between 30.000 to 60.000 USD.

This piece is in good condition and there are no serious damages visible.
An estimation would be between 30.000 to 60.000 USD.
This estimation is based on actual recent past recorded auction sales of comparables. Retail "asking prices" can be higher and vary.

An artwork of such high potential value requires further authentication research. This estimate is provided on the condition of authenticity.

With kind regards,
Georg