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Paul Klee
Estimate
38,000 - 50,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- ZWIEHÄLFTIGER TRAUM (DEUX SÉQUENCES D'UN RÊVE)
- signé Klee (à droite, au centre), titré Zwiehälftiger Traum et daté 1920/140 (en bas, au centre)
- encre sur papier
- Feuille: 21 x 27,3 cm; 8,3 x 10,7 in. Carton montage: 22,5 x 27,5 cm; 8,9 x 10,8 in.
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (1940-46)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Berne
Curt Valentin (Bucholz Gallery, Valentin Gallery), Berlin & New York (1948)
Richard Sisson, Los Angeles & New York
E.V. Thaw & Co., New York (1960)
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (1960-66)
Collection particulière, France
Klee-Gesellschaft, Berne
Curt Valentin (Bucholz Gallery, Valentin Gallery), Berlin & New York (1948)
Richard Sisson, Los Angeles & New York
E.V. Thaw & Co., New York (1960)
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (1960-66)
Collection particulière, France
Exhibited
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Paul Klee, 1923
Berne, Kunsthalle, Gedächtnisausstellung Paul Klee, 1940, no. 198
New York, Bucholz Gallery, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee, 1948, no. 7
Zurich, Galerie Renée Ziegler, Paul Klee, 1963, no. 11, illustré
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, A Retrospective Exhibition, 1969, no. 10, illustré
Berne, Kunsthalle, Gedächtnisausstellung Paul Klee, 1940, no. 198
New York, Bucholz Gallery, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee, 1948, no. 7
Zurich, Galerie Renée Ziegler, Paul Klee, 1963, no. 11, illustré
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, A Retrospective Exhibition, 1969, no. 10, illustré
Literature
Wolfgang Kersten, Paul Klee, "Zerstörung, der Konstruktion zuliebe?", Marburg, 1987, p. 89, illustré
Pamela Lynn Kort, The ugly face of beauty, Paul Klee's images of Aphrodite (thèse), University of California, Los Angeles, 1994, pp. 106, 108, illustré
Wolfgang Kersten & Osamu Okudam Paul Klee, Im Zeichen der Teilung (catalogue d'exposition), Dusseldorf & Stuttgart, 1995, illustré p. 175
Paul Klee Foundation, Berne, Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Volume 3, 1919-1922, Berne, 1999, no. 2485, illustré p. 224
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is taped to the overmount at the four edges. Apart from a minor 2 cm. flattened crease in the upper left corner, this work is in very good condition.
"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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
signed 'Klee' (centre right), titled 'Zwiehälftiger Traum' and dated '1920/140' (lower centre), pen on paper. Executed in 1920.
Fig. 1, Paul Klee photographié par Hugo Erfurth en1927
Fig. 1, Paul Klee photographié par Hugo Erfurth en1927