Czech paintings sold for millions at auctions

Works by the Czech artists Alphonse Mucha and Toyen fetched millions of crowns at auctions in Prague on Sunday. Mucha’s 1917 oil on canvass work “Nevěsta” went to a telephone bidder for two million crowns. In a separate auction, Toyen’s painting “Vinobraní” was sold for 6.5 million. Works by Toyen, an early 20th century surrealist named Marie Černínová, are among the most expensive Czech art pieces sold; last year, her painting “Sleeping” was auctioned for 20 million crowns.