Josef Lada Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Josef Lada Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 03, 2025
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - WASSERMANN
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A water sprite sitting by a pond and puffing on a pipe is part of the colorful fairy-tale landscapes that have entered the public consciousness. The simplified color palette and rounded, solid contours are characteristic of Lada's style, and the subject matter is appealingly fairy-tale-like and easily understandable, especially for children. Technique: lithography, paper, Signed: sign. lower right: Jos. Lada 42
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 01, 2025
JOSEF LADA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1887 - 1957) - The Good Soldier Švejk
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1953 | technique: ink on paper | 12.5 x 15.5 cm | signature: bottom right | framed under glass | provenance: from the estate of Viktor Stretti Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only – it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 18, 2025
JOSEF LADA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1887 - 1957) - Pub fight
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technique: offset on paper | 395 x 610 mm | loose leaf
Einszwei Gallery
Oct. 16, 2025
Josef Lada (1887-1957)
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KNIZNI ZNACKY NARODNIHO UMELCE JOSEFA LADY 1947/ [1948] Book format 4°, 24.2 × 15 cm. Unpaginated, in Czech. Title page printed in black. Ex libris pasted in (colour prints – 11) and printed (b/w – 4). Loose bifolia of handmade paper in a paper wrapper. Published as a private artistic and bibliophile edition, print run not stated, undated. Inserted slip with the date of going to press (1947) and subsequent postponement until January of the following (unstated) year. Very good condition.
Auction House Zezula
Jun. 05, 2025
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - SNOWFALL
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From the opinion of PhDr. Pavla Pečinková: "In the 1940s Lada established himself as a painter of the Czech countryside, but he did not want to give up the typical contour line and was not attracted to oil painting. He therefore combines watercolour with gouache and often executes his typical contours with a thick soft pencil. The motif of the present work, its overall expression, the stylization of shapes, the handwriting, the method of coloring and the type of signature correspond to Lada's clearly documented originals from the period, preserved in the estate and public collections. This variant has not yet been recorded in the specialist literature, nor is there any information about its possible representation at exhibitions. However, it clearly fits into the body of Lada's work. The presented gouache represents one of the versions of Lada's winter paintings with the motif of building a snowman, which are very numerous in his oeuvre. These pictures coincide in their compositional layout, have similar backdrops and identical figural motifs, yet they do not lose their unique expression and painterly qualities, and each retains an individual poetic atmosphere." The work is accompanied by an expert opinion of PhDr. Pavla Pečinková and a corresponding testimonial from Josef Lada's grandson - Mgr. Josef Lada. Technique: pencile, gouache, cardboard, Signed: sign. upper right: Jos. Lada 43.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 25, 2024
JOSEF LADA (Czech / Bohemian 1887 - 1957) - Carol singers
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1936 | technique: color lithograph on paper | 260 x 155 mm | signature: bottom right | framed under glass
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 25, 2024
JOSEF LADA (Czech / Bohemian 1887 - 1957) - Illustration
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technique: ink on paper | 14.5 x 11.5 cm | signature: bottom right | framed under glass
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 25, 2024
JOSEF LADA (Czech / Bohemian 1887 - 1957) - The Noonday Witch Rosava
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technique: gouache and ink on paper | 23 x 10.5 cm (paper size) | signature: unsigned | note: Design for Rosava's costume from the stage play Strakonicky bagpiper. Note on the back: blue poplin | unframed
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 10, 2024
Josef Lada, (1887 – 1957), May Night, 1944
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gouache on cardboard gouache 251 x 391 mm, overall format 350 x 550 mm signed and dated upper right: Jos. Lada 44. Below the work is a handwritten confirmation of authenticity by Alena Ladova dated 6. 9. 1990: I certify that this gouache 251 x 391 mm from 1944 "May Night" is an original of my father Josef Lada. Verso, the painting is identified by the description of Lada's son-in-law and administrator of the estate of Jan Vrana: Josef Lada "May Night" 1944 – gouache 251 x 391 mm. Provenance: – important Prague collection Expertise by recognized expert Dr Pavla Pecinkova dated 20. 4. 2024, enclosed. Further consulted with Dr Irena Zantovska Murray HonFRIBA, Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes.
Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery
Jun. 15, 2024
Josef Lada, Die Büglerin. Wohl 1920''s.
Est: €400 - €500
Josef Lada 1887 Hrusice – 1957 Prag Federzeichnung in Tusche, mit Korrekturen in Deckweiß. U.li. monogrammiert "J.L.". Rückseitig mit einer Erwerbsquittung: 1973 Stapozitnosti Prag. Hinter Glas gerahmt. Josef Lada 1887 Hrusice – 1957 Prag
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden OHG
Dec. 07, 2023
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - BUILDING A SNOWMAN
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From the expert opinion of PhDr. Pavly Pečinková, CSc.: "The presented image has not yet been recorded in the professional literature. The motif of building a snowman has dozens of variations in the work of Josef Lada. It already appears in Humoristic lists, it is used in illustrations of children's books (for example, for the fairy tale Snow White). Since the mid-1930s , when Lada begins to apply himself not only as a caricaturist and illustrator, but also as a painter, is also reflected in his free work. Artistic features are typical of Lada's painting of the 1930s, especially for more freely executed landscape studies, which in their style correspond to the contemporary orientation of the art department Art talks (e.g. Crows fly, 1933, National gallery in Prague, Winter landscape, 1935, Art gallery in Zlín, Czech village, 1935, etc.) The work is made on high-quality branded cardboard, which Lada usually used." Technique: watercolour, gouache, cardboard, Signed: sign. upper left: Jos. Lada 37
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Sep. 30, 2023
Lada, Josef (1887-1957) "Die Tiere verbringen den Winter im Haus des Försters" 1941/1967, Offsetlithografie nach einer color. Zeichnung, o.r. im Druck sign./dat., u. betit./bez./dat., Odeon/Prag, 34x47,7cm (m.R. 36x50cm), leichte Altersspuren
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Lada, Josef (1887-1957) "Die Tiere verbringen den Winter im Haus des Försters" 1941/1967, Offsetlithografie nach einer color. Zeichnung, o.r. im Druck sign./dat., u. betit./bez./dat., Odeon/Prag, 34x47,7cm (m.R. 36x50cm), leichte Altersspuren Lada, Josef (1887-1957) "The Animals Spend the Winter in the Forester's House" 1941/1967, offset lithograph after a coloured drawing, t.r. in print sign./dat., b. tit./inscr./dat., Odeon/Prague, 34x47,7cm (w.f. 36x50cm), slight signs of ageing
Kendzia
Jun. 29, 2023
Josef Lada (1887-1957)-attributed
Est: €180 - €360
Josef Lada (1887-1957)-attributed, the post master, water colour and other techniques on paper, signed and dated 1942 bottom right, framed under glass, 45 x 68 cm
Deutsch Auktionen
Jun. 08, 2023
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - FOX
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The drawing of one of the most famous foxes by Josef Lada, a well-known illustrator, is an example of his unmistakable handwriting. This is almost the same illustration as on the cover of the children's book About the Clever Godfather Fox. The scenes that cross his entire work are based on events in his native Hrusice. The icon of Czech painting and illustration with the typical handwriting of strong lines and rounded shapes of figures belongs to the common knowledge today. The work is accompanied by an original receipt dated March 6, 1941 from S.V.U Mánes with the request: "Color!" Catalog number 999 - Animal. Technique: ink, watercolour, gouache, paper, Signed: sign. lower right: Jos. Lada
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Jun. 08, 2023
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - STORY WITH A PARROT
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Josef Lada is a pioneer of cartoon series and comics in the Czech environment, he contributed them to a number of Czech periodicals in the interwar period. The submitted work was represented at the Josefa Lady sales exhibition organized by SVU Mánes in its exhibition hall in Prague in 1941. The catalog of this exhibition contains almost 1,200 items and does not indicate the date or dimensions of the exhibited works. A total of 4 related drawings making up the story are adjusted in a common mount. Stylistically related to it are other cycles of Lad's pictorial narratives, which he published in the 1930s mainly in the magazines Kvítko z čertovy žarádky, Světozor, Pražský ilustrovaný zpravodáj, etc. The drawings are in two sizes: 9 x 12 cm, 18.5 x 11.5 cm. The work was assessed and its authenticity confirmed by the expert opinion of PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc. Technique: ink, watercolour, gouache, paper, Signed: sign.on one of the illustrations upper left: Jos. Lada 37.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Feb. 28, 2023
Josef Lada (1887-1957)-attributed
Est: €180 - €360
Josef Lada (1887-1957)-attributed, the post master, water colour an other techniques on paper, signed and dated 1942 bottom right, framed under glass, 45 x 68 cm
Deutsch Auktionen
Dec. 08, 2022
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - SLEEPING NOAH
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The Sleeping Noah drawing belongs to the unique works of Josef Lada, the creation of which is directly connected with a specific person. Josef Lada created it for the winemaker Karel Novák, who owned a wine bar near the Týn Temple, which was popularly visited by painters and poets, who left a memory of him in the visitor's book. It was no different in the case of Josef Lady. The icon of Czech painting and illustration with the typical handwriting of strong lines and rounded shapes of the figures belongs to the popular celebration of holidays and Czech folklore. Technique: Ink, watercolour on paper, Signed: Lower right "Jos. Lada 1945"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Jun. 25, 2022
LADA "Karikatur"
Est: - €250
LADA Josef (1887 Hrusice Tschechien - 1957 Prag Tschechien) ''Karikatur'' Tusche-Zeichunung rechts unten signiert 13x25cm (Blatt) auf Unterlage fixiert (21x295cm) Provenienz: deutsche Privatsammlung *Lada war Illustrator und Kinderbuchautor bekannt war er vor allem für seine Geschichten von Kater Mikesch.*
Auktionshaus Karrenbauer
Jun. 19, 2022
Our Azor! ... - illustration - Josef Lada (1887–1957)
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professional expertise PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc., RD Jos. Lada
1. Art Consulting
Jun. 14, 2022
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - ON THE FIELD
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From the expert opinion of PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc .: "This specific, modest color combination combining pencil with watercolor and white is strongly represented in Lada's work, especially at the turn of the 1930s and 1940s. Lada mentions pencil contours as a way to a more vivid painterly expression in the commemorative book Chronicle of My Life (“I could only look for the possibility of further development by using softer material such as chalk or pencil ”). Until the mid-1930s, Lada basically sought the optimal position of expression between drawing and painting. He doesn't want to give up his linear stylization and basically still draws his paintings. Several studies with motifs from the Czech countryside have been preserved in the estate, which can be assigned to the then program line of Umělecká beseda. However, open-air painting and the traditional academic technique of oil painting did not suit Lada, so he remained with his proven means. His original concept, in which he fully applied his drawing experience, significantly enriched the expressive register of contemporary Czech landscape painting. " Technique: Pencil, watercolour, gouache, cardboard, Signed: Lower right "Jos. Lada 38"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 14, 2021
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - CONFESSION OF LOVE
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Illustration by Josef Lada in the Sunday humorous supplement of the České slovo magazine called Kvítko z čertovy zahrádky. Thanks to its attractive content, Večerní České slovo became the most widespread daily in Czechoslovakia in the 1920s, and in the 1930s this evening had no competition in terms of size in Central Europe. The icon of Czech painting and illustration with a typical handwriting of a strong line and rounded shapes of figures now belongs to the legends of Czech fine art and icons of Czech cartoonists. Expert assessment by PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc. included. Technique: Ink, watercolour, cardboard, Signed: Upper left "Jos. Lada"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 14, 2021
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - FROM THE AFTERLIFE
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Lada's original painting, in which he fully applied his experience, significantly enriched the expressive register of contemporary Czech painting and drawing. The humorous theme of heaven and hell contrasts a girl galloping on a winged horse to the gate of heaven and a screaming man on a pig, who is greeted by a laughing devil in the gate of hell. In his conception of caricatures, Josef Lada was unique in his time and very popular with the period press. Expert assessment by PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc. included. Technique: Ink, gouache, cardboard, Signed: Unsigned
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 27, 2021
Josef Lada, (1887 – 1957), Unexpected Visit (Humorous Drawing)
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gouache and ink on paper cut out passe-partout: 15,5 x 23 cm signed lower right: "Jos. LADA." Consulted with Josef Lada Jr. (grandson and copyright holder of the artist), Professor Jaromir Zemina, Dr Jiri Machalicky and Vladimir Lekes. Confirmation of authenticity attached.
Adolf Loos Apartment and Gallery
Jun. 24, 2021
JOSEF LADA (1887-1957) "Colonel Schroeder"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOSEF LADA (1887-1957) "Colonel Schroeder" Illustration for the unfinished satirical novel The Good Soldier Shweik by Jaroslav Hašek, 1923. Pen, ink, and white paint on paper. 115x138 mm; 4 1/2x5 1/2 inches, on 5x6 1/4-inch sheet. Signed "J. Lada" in lower right image. Tipped to board with window matte; framed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 17, 2021
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - OLD WOMAN WITH APPLES
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The drawings from the village environment by Josef Lada, a well-known illustrator, are an example of his unmistakable handwriting. The scenes that intersect his entire work are based on events in his native Hrusice. The icon of Czech painting and illustration with a typical handwriting of a strong line and rounded shapes of figures today belongs to the folk celebration of folklore holidays and in the form of calendars, greeting cards and postcards with reproductions of the author's works, we commemorate his work every year. Technique: Tempera, ink, paper fixed on cardboard, Signed: Lower left "Jos. Lada"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Apr. 11, 2021
Lada Josef 1887–1957 - Angry bull
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Lada Josef 1887–1957 Angry bull ink, white, paper, passe-partout, frame, glass, 12,4 × 16,4 cm, 3,9 × 15,9 cm, sign. UD Jos. Lada
Auction House Sypka
Dec. 10, 2020
JOSEF LADA 1887 - 1957 - WINTER
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Josef Lada established himself as undoubtedly one of the most important painters of the Czech countryside. Recognized as a typical figuralist in the 1940s, Lada also more often focused on village motifs with almost or no figural staff and sought the optimal position of expression between drawing and painting. Josef Lada sticks to his linear stylization and translates landscape motifs into simple characters, from which he composes a new pictorial reality. Lada's original painting, in which he fully applied his drawing experience, significantly enriched the expressive register of contemporary Czech landscape painting. The artistic conception of the presented work, characterized by particularly fine contours and a more pronounced application of the painter's handwriting, is characteristic of the period of the 1940s, when Lada's painting reached its peak phase. The arrangement of the composition, the drawing stylization, the method of coloring and the type of signature coincide with the documented originals from the given period. Thanks to his uniqueness of the manuscript, Josef Lada became one of the icons of Czech fine art, and the Czech winter in the countryside is often referred to as "Ladovská." The work comes from the restitution of the National Gallery and an expert assessment is written on it by PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc. Published: Olič, J .: Lada, Slovart 2008, p. 499. Exhibited by: NG - Heritage of Folk Art in Czech and Slovak Painting, in the Karlovy Vary Art Gallery, inventory label of the National Gallery K33910. Technique: Ink, watercolour, gouache on cardboard, Signed: Upper right "Jos. Lada 41"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 29, 2020
Josef Jíra - Trout from under Borová Lada
Est: Kč80,000 - Kč120,000
oil on canvas, dated 1995, Signed middle down
Galerie KODL
Nov. 29, 2020
Josef Lada - Village in the Winter
Est: Kč1,000,000 - Kč1,500,000
gouache on paperboard, dated 1943, Signed high right
Galerie KODL
Nov. 29, 2020
Josef Lada - Spring Path into the Village
Est: Kč1,000,000 - Kč1,500,000
mixed technique (ink, watercolour, gouache) on cardboard, dated 1942, Signed high right
Galerie KODL
Nov. 29, 2020
Josef Lada - Spring
Est: Kč1,300,000 - Kč1,500,000
mixed technique (gouache, ink) on paperboard, dated 1944, Signed high right
Galerie KODL
Nov. 29, 2020
Josef Lada - Easter Whipping
Est: Kč300,000 - Kč400,000
mixed technique (watercolour, gouache) on paper, dated 1946, Signed lower right
Galerie KODL
Jul. 07, 2020
TWO DRAWINGS BY JOSEF LADA
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Two drawings by Josef Lada, a well-known Czech illustrator, are an example of his unmistakable handwriting. These paired pictures represent rural motifs with a crying baby and animals in a stable. Scenes that are present in his entire work, which is based on events in his native Hrusice. The icon of Czech painting and illustration with a typical handwriting of a strong line and rounded figures belongs to the celebrations of folklore holidays and we commemorate his work each year in the form of calendars, greeting cards and postcards with reproductions. Technique: Ink and white paint on paper, Signed: Lower right "Jos. Lada"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 10, 2019
CHRISTMAS
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This work from the Christmas series, showing Czech holiday traditions, presents icon of Czech painting and illustration Josef Lada’s typical style of strong lines and rounded figures. Lada’s White Christmas has become a mainstay of the traditional Christmas holiday, and every year Czechs celebrate his work on calendars, Christmas cards and postcards featuring reproductions of Lada’s paintings. From the assessment by PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc.: “This work represents the original used to print the full-page newspaper illustration published in the Christmas issue of Lidové noviny in 1937. This work is the first version of Christmas motifs arranged in this manner, and it contains a number of scenes that Lada expounded on in his work as separate gouaches or developed into Christmas cards. He repeated the same motifs and composition with only partial changes in a colored illustration with the same format and same name (Christmas – New Year’s Day), which was published as a poster in 1938. Lada drew a third version in 1941, again with the same name and partial changes| his fourth version is from 1948 (the illustration was also printed on canvas as a visual aid for national history class in schools). Only the two later versions of the same composition, from 1938 and 1941, are reproduced in Jiří Olič’s monograph Lada (Slovart, 2008). Color reproductions of the drawing presented here have not been recorded. Nor do I have any evidence that the presented work has been represented at an exhibition. The artistic interpretation of this work is remarkable for the second half of the 1930s, when Lada departed from his successful caricature style known from the first book illustrations for The Good Soldier Švejk and he advanced to masterful linear stylization that convincingly captures reality.”
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 01, 2019
Lada - Winter
Est: Kč1,200,000 - Kč1,600,000
gouache on cardboard, dated 1944
Galerie KODL
Dec. 01, 2019
Lada - The Good Soldier Schweik
Est: Kč150,000 - Kč250,000
ink on paper, dated around 1921
Galerie KODL
Dec. 01, 2019
Lada - Slouh's carol
Est: Kč1,300,000 - Kč1,800,000
comb. (ink, watercolor, white) on paper, dated 1933
Galerie KODL
Dec. 01, 2019
Lada - Building a snowman
Est: Kč1,300,000 - Kč1,800,000
gouache on cardboard, dated 1949
Galerie KODL
Oct. 12, 2019
Lada, Josef
Est: - €200
Lada, Josef (1887 Hrusice - Prag 1957). "Josef Lada a Kniha". (= Josef Lada und das Buch). Farboffset bei Vydal Antikvariát n.p. Kniha, Prag 1957. Ca. 81,5 x 57,5 cm. Sign. u. dat. im Druck. - Nicht bei Novotny und Pecinkova. - Seltenes Ex.
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Oct. 01, 2019
Josef Lada (1887-1957)
Est: €180 - €360
Josef Lada (1887-1957). The postman, watercolour on paper, signed bottom right and dated 1942, framed under glass.
Deutsch Auktionen
Jun. 06, 2019
VILLAGE GREEN WITH CHAPEL
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The newly discovered colored drawing Village Green with Chapel, according to the expert assessment by PhDr. Pavla Pečinková, CSc., |“... both in terms of motif and execution are unconditionally from the body of Lada's work. It is from a series of spring motifs that is visited frequently by Lada, especially in the 1940s. At that time Lada, recognized as a distinctive figure artist, focused more frequently on village motifs without figurative staffage, seeking an optimal artistic position between illustration and painting. He becomes known as a painter of the Czech countryside, but he does not want to give up his linear stylization| he transposes his landscape motifs into simple symbols, which he uses to construct a new visual reality. Lada’s original painterly expression, in which he fully applies his experience as an illustrator, significantly enriched the inventory of expression of period Czech landscape painting. The artistic interpretation of this work, particularly characterized by gentle contours and a stronger application of painterly style, is typical for the 1940s period, when Lada’s painted oeuvre reaches its height. The composition, illustration style, method of coloring and type of signature matches documented originals from this period. The work is executed on the high-quality brand paperboard that Lada enjoyed using.” The provenance of the painting is the collection of sculptor Břetislav Benda.
Arthouse Hejtmánek
May. 26, 2019
Josef Lada - Escape
Est: Kč40,000 - Kč60,000
mixed media (watercolor, ink) on paper, dated 20s. 20th century, 11.5 x 14.5 cm
Galerie KODL
May. 26, 2019
Josef Lada - German quickly and easily
Est: Kč250,000 - Kč300,000
mixed media (watercolor, ink, white) on cardboard, dated 1921, 30 x 24 cm
Galerie KODL
May. 26, 2019
Josef Lada - Successful hunting
Est: Kč1,500,000 - Kč2,000,000
gouache on paper, dated 1944, 36 x 58 cm
Galerie KODL
Jan. 30, 2019
Josef Lada (1887-1957)
Est: €360 - €550
Josef Lada (1887-1957) two illustrations blacking with red watercolour on paper both signed bottom right and dated 1951 in passepartoute
Deutsch Auktionen
Nov. 29, 2018
Lada Josef (1887-1957)
Est: Kč45,000 - Kč50,000
Illustration to the rhyme The Goat, drawing, ink and white on paper, dimensions 16,5 x 12,7 cm, marked bottom left Lada, no frame, free piece.
Galerie Ustar
Nov. 29, 2018
Lada Josef (1887-1957)
Est: Kč35,000 - Kč45,000
Children's games in winter, year 1940, color print, paper, labeled in print Jos. Lada 1936, dimensions 63 x 90 cm, published by skolni nakladatelstvi pro Cechy a Moravu v Praze, print in original condition - slightly damaged, frame, glass.
Galerie Ustar
Nov. 29, 2018
Lada Josef (1887-1957)
Est: Kč35,000 - Kč45,000
Children's games in autumn, year 1940, color print, paper, labeled in print Jos. Lada 1937, dimensions 63 x 90 cm, published by skolni nakladatelstvi pro Cechy a Moravu v Praze, print in original condition - slightly damaged, frame, glass.
Galerie Ustar