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Paul Klee
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Landschaft mit d. Wolf (Landscape with the Wolf)
- Signed Klee (lower left); titled, dated 1929 and numbered p 8 (on the artist's mount)
- Pencil on paper mounted on card
- Sheet: 8 1/4 by 13 in.; 21 by 33 cm
- Mount: 13 5/8 by 18 in.; 34.6 by 45.7 cm
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (by descent from the artist in 1940)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired from the above in 1950)
Lyonel Feininger, Dessau & New York
Julia Feininger, New York (by descent from the above in 1956)
Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, California (and sold: Kornfeld & Cie, Bern, June 16, 1972, lot 552)
Mr. & Mrs. Orrel P. Reed Jr., Malibu (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 11, 1989, lot 145
Jonathan Leaver, United Kingdom (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 4, 1990, lot 148)
Fischer Fine Art Limited, London (1990)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired circa 1990 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 8, 2006, lot 216)
Acquired at the above sale
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired from the above in 1950)
Lyonel Feininger, Dessau & New York
Julia Feininger, New York (by descent from the above in 1956)
Felix Landau Gallery, Los Angeles
Private Collection, California (and sold: Kornfeld & Cie, Bern, June 16, 1972, lot 552)
Mr. & Mrs. Orrel P. Reed Jr., Malibu (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 11, 1989, lot 145
Jonathan Leaver, United Kingdom (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 4, 1990, lot 148)
Fischer Fine Art Limited, London (1990)
Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired circa 1990 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 8, 2006, lot 216)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Klee. Sixty Unknown Drawings, 1951, no. 41
Cologne, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee: Das Werk der Jahre 1919-1933, Gemälde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik, 1979, no. 261, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Long Beach, Museum of Art, The Blue Four, 1985, no. 62
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Paul Klee, 2008, no. 26
Cologne, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee: Das Werk der Jahre 1919-1933, Gemälde, Handzeichnungen, Druckgraphik, 1979, no. 261, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Long Beach, Museum of Art, The Blue Four, 1985, no. 62
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Paul Klee, 2008, no. 26
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam & Berlin, 1934, no. 29
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1927-1930, vol. V, Bern, 2001, no. 4824, illustrated p. 290
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1927-1930, vol. V, Bern, 2001, no. 4824, illustrated p. 290
Condition
Executed on white wove paper mounted on the artist's mount. Bottom edge of the sheet is deckled. A few scaterred studio stains around extreme edges of the sheet and the the signature at lower left. Mat stains on the mount. Watermark visible vertically through the center of the sheet. Slightly time darkened. The work is in good condition.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.