Josef Capek painting sells for record amount

A painting by the well-known artist and writer, Josef Capek, was auctioned off for a record 9.3 million crowns (over $416 000 US) over the weekend. The oil painting, "Koupel Nohou" (1921) was sold in an auction at Prague's Hilton Hotel on Saturday. "Koupel Nohou" was previously exhibited in Prague, Brno, and Kosice after being completed in 1921, and the painting also appeared as part of various Czech and Slovak exhibitions during the 1970s and 1980s. The previous record for the most expensive painting sold in a Czech auction was set in April 2006, when Jindrich Styrsky's "Cirkus Simonette" sold for 8.6 million crowns (over $385 000 US).