Lot 190A
  • 190A

Gustav Klimt

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • Gustav Klimt
  • Akt mit erhobenen unterarmen (Nude with raised arms)
  • Pencil on paper
  • 22 1/4 by 14 1/2 in.
  • 56.5 by 36.8 cm

Provenance

Piccadilly Gallery, London (by 1973)
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1975)
Acquired from the above by the present owners in 2005

Exhibited

London, Piccadilly Gallery, 1975, no. 57

Literature

Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1904-1912, vol. II, Salzburg, 1982, no. 2027, illustrated p. 253

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, T-hinged to a mount at the top two corners. Sheet has been recently restored. Very faint 1/4-inch mat stain along top and side edges as well as a few minor creases at extreme edges. Repaired hard creases at lower corners. Otherwise fine, work is in very good condition.
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