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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- FRAU MIT GEBAUSCHTEN HOSEN NACH LINKS (WOMAN WITH PUFFED TROUSERS TO THE LEFT)
- signed Gustav Klimt (lower left)
- pencil and coloured crayon on paper
- 57 by 37.3cm., 22 3/8 by 14 5/8 in.
Provenance
Erich Lederer, Geneva
Piccadilly Gallery, London (on consignment from the above by 1973)
Henry Vyner, London (sale: Christie's, London, 27th June 1989, lot 139)
Fischer Fine Arts Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the late owner in December 1989
Exhibited
Vienna, Gustav Nebehay, Handzeichnungen von Gustav Klimt, 1918, no. 16, illustrated in the catalogue
London, The Piccadilly Gallery & New York, Spencer A. Samuels, Gustav Klimt, 1973-74, no. 40, illustrated in the catalogue
London, The Piccadilly Gallery & New York, Spencer A. Samuels, Gustav Klimt, 1973-74, no. 40, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Fritz Karpfen, Österreichische Kunst, Gegenwartskunst, Vienna, 1923, vol. III, illustrated p. 108
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1984, vol. III, no. 2579, illustrated p. 119
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1984, vol. III, no. 2579, illustrated p. 119
Condition
Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down. There are two small pieces of adhesive tape attached to the verso of the upper edge from previous mounting. Apart from some very minor surface dirt, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is more yellow in the original and the pencil, the blue, red and white colours are more pronounced in the original.
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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. 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."