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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- SITZENDE VON VORNE (SEATED WOMAN, FRONTAL VIEW)
bears the inscription Aus dem Nachlass meines Bruders Gustav Klimt - Johanna Klimt Zimpel (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 57.2 by 37.3cm., 22 1/2 by 14 5/8 in.
Provenance
Johanna Klimt Zimpel, Vienna (the artist's sister; by descent from the artist)
Johanna Staude, Vienna
Sale: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 20th May 1969, lot 698
Prince Sadruddin Khan, Paris
Spencer Samuels & Co., Ltd, New York (1980)
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 2nd December 1992, lot 133)
Purchased at the above sale by the previous owner
Johanna Staude, Vienna
Sale: Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 20th May 1969, lot 698
Prince Sadruddin Khan, Paris
Spencer Samuels & Co., Ltd, New York (1980)
Private Collection (sale: Sotheby's, London, 2nd December 1992, lot 133)
Purchased at the above sale by the previous owner
Exhibited
Vienna, Albertina, Gustav Klimt, 1962, no. 180
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1980, vol. III, no. 2486, illustrated p. 88
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount in the top two corners and floating in the mount. Apart from some faint discolouration to all four corners due to adhesive tape attached to the reverse (visible in the catalogue illustration) and some minor surface dirt, mainly to the extreme edges, this work is in very good condition.
Colours: The paper tone is warmer and richer and the medium 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."