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Paul Klee
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Nacht-Eindruck einer südlichen Stadt (Night impression of a southern town)
- signed Klee (lower left); dated 1925, numbered n.3 and titled on the artist's mount
- watercolour and pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 30 by 22.5cm., 11 3/4 by 9 3/4 in.
- mount size: 41 by 32.5cm., 16 1/8 by 12 3/4 in.
Provenance
Sale: Kornfeld & Cie., Bern, 9th June 1976, lot 506
Berggruen & Cie, Paris (until 1981)
Fuji Television Gallery Co. Ltd., Tokyo (acquired in 1981)
Gallery Kasahara, Osaka (acquired in 1981)
Acquavella Galleries, New York (until 1983)
Galerie Feilchenfeldt, Zurich
Private Collection, Austria (acquired from the above in 1983; sale: Christie's, London, 24th June 2004, lot 337)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Berggruen & Cie, Paris (until 1981)
Fuji Television Gallery Co. Ltd., Tokyo (acquired in 1981)
Gallery Kasahara, Osaka (acquired in 1981)
Acquavella Galleries, New York (until 1983)
Galerie Feilchenfeldt, Zurich
Private Collection, Austria (acquired from the above in 1983; sale: Christie's, London, 24th June 2004, lot 337)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Munich, Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Paul Klee, Zweite Gesamtausstellung 1920-1925, 1925, no. 202
Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery & Osaka, Gallery Kasahara, Paul Klee, 1981
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 163, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery & Osaka, Gallery Kasahara, Paul Klee, 1981
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 163, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Paul Klee, Œuvre-Katalog, 1925, no. 43 (N3)
Du, October 1948, vol. X, illustrated p. 24
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee Catalogue raisonné 1923-1926, London, 2000, vol. IV, no. 3724, illustrated p. 300
Du, October 1948, vol. X, illustrated p. 24
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee Catalogue raisonné 1923-1926, London, 2000, vol. IV, no. 3724, illustrated p. 300
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount which is t-hinged to the overmount in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly time-stained and there is an area of tape staining along the top edge of the mount, relating to previous framing and not visible when framed. There are two pinholes to the centre of the left and right edges of the mount. There is a small vertical tear towards the right part of the lower edge of the mount and some diagonal creasing towards the lower right corner and a crease just above the small tear already mentioned. There is some minor paper skinning to all four corners of the mount. The sheet itself is in very good condition with no visible flaws. This work is in overall good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the papertone is very slightly less pink in the original.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."