Lot 225
  • 225

Gustav Klimt

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gustav Klimt
  • Study for a Proscenium
  • oil on paper
  • 22 by 75 cm.; 8¾ by 29½ in.

Condition

Paper is sound but not laid flat. Work is in excellent original condition, with bright and vibrant colours. Ultraviolet light reveals one small patch of cosmetic retouching to the female figure's leg, which is visible to the naked eye. Held in a simple. gold-painted, composite frame with beige coloured inlay, which bears artist's name. The inlay is slightly damaged. Held under glass and unexamined out of frame.
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