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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- STEHENDE JUNGE DAME VON VORNE MIT GENEIGTEM KOPF (STANDING YOUNG LADY WITH TILTED HEAD, FRONTAL VIEW)
- signed with the monogram (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 56 by 37cm., 22 by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 4th-8th December 1962, lot 902
Spencer A. Samuels & Company Ltd., New York
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in 1974
Exhibited
New York, Spencer A. Samuels & Company Ltd., Gustav Klimt, 1974, no. 4 in the addendum, illustrated on the cover of the addendum
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1904-1912, Salzburg, 1980, vol. II, no. 1675, illustrated p. 137
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, attached to the mount in two places near upper corners. There is some very light mount staining to the edges, not visible when framed. The sheet edge is uneven along three edges except the lower one. The sheet has an uneven tear extending up from the lower left corner. Remnants of old tape visible at upper corners and lower right corner probably from a prior mounting. The sheet does not lay entirely flat. There is some minor scattered foxing to the sheet. Otherwise, the work is in good condition overall.
"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."