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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- DAMENBRUSTBILD MIT HOHEM HUT, MIT PROFIL NACH LINKS (BUST OF A LADY WITH A HIGH HAT IN PROFILE TO THE LEFT)
- indistinctly stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 55.5 by 37cm., 22 7/8 by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
HKM Collection, Vienna
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 26th June 1985, lot 340)
Piccadilly Gallery, London (purchased at the above sale)
Fischer Fine Arts Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the late owner in January 1990
HKM Collection, Vienna
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 26th June 1985, lot 340)
Piccadilly Gallery, London (purchased at the above sale)
Fischer Fine Arts Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the late owner in January 1990
Exhibited
London, Fischer Fine Arts Ltd., Klimt and Vienna, 1989, no. 10
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, Nachtrag 1878-1918, Salzburg, 1989, no. 3706a, illustrated p. 197
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. There is a framing line in pencil running along the top edge. There are two small pieces of adhesive tape attached to the right and left of the top edge, possibly from a previous mounting. Apart from two flattened creases running across the upper right and bottom right corners, this work is in good condition.
Colours: Overall fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the tone of the paper is whiter and the pencil line is stronger in the original.
"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."