10. White Rose [1925-1930]
Estimate
EUR 1.500 - 2.500
Sold
EUR 2.750
Session
Tue, 16 December 2025 17:00
Dimensions
width 23 cm, height 29 cm
Description
oil on canvas, signed lower left, in ochre, "Octav Băncilă"
Dating
1925-1930
PROVENANCE
The Marie Jeanne (Diamandy) and Nicolae Bastaki collection. Marie Jeanne was the daughter of Ioana Pallady from her marriage with Constantin Diamandy, a Romanian nobleman and diplomat, plenipotentiary minister in Petersburg, and later, the ambassador of Romania in Paris. Constantin Diamandy had three children with Ioana, born Ghika: Marie Jeanne, Magda and Ion. Marie Jeanne married Neculai Bastaki, an agricultural engineer with studies in Belgium, and her sister, Magda, married Emil Sturdza and later George G. Assan, with whom she lived in the Assan house in Lahovary Square, today the House of Scientists. An art lover, Marie Jeanne started her collection under her father's guidance. Confiscated in the '80s, in 2008, following a decision from 2006, the work is returned by the Bucharest City Museum to the heirs of the Bastaki family.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 23 cm, height 29 cm
Description
oil on canvas, signed lower left, in ochre, "Octav Băncilă"
Dating
1925-1930
PROVENANCE
The Marie Jeanne (Diamandy) and Nicolae Bastaki collection. Marie Jeanne was the daughter of Ioana Pallady from her marriage with Constantin Diamandy, a Romanian nobleman and diplomat, plenipotentiary minister in Petersburg, and later, the ambassador of Romania in Paris. Constantin Diamandy had three children with Ioana, born Ghika: Marie Jeanne, Magda and Ion. Marie Jeanne married Neculai Bastaki, an agricultural engineer with studies in Belgium, and her sister, Magda, married Emil Sturdza and later George G. Assan, with whom she lived in the Assan house in Lahovary Square, today the House of Scientists. An art lover, Marie Jeanne started her collection under her father's guidance. Confiscated in the '80s, in 2008, following a decision from 2006, the work is returned by the Bucharest City Museum to the heirs of the Bastaki family.