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Paul Klee
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Komödie (comedy)
- Signed Klee (upper left); dated 1921/109 and titled Komödie (on the mount)
- Pen and ink and pencil on paper laid down on artist's mount
- (left) 8 3/4 by 6 1/4 in.; (right) 8 3/4 by 5 1/8 in.
- 22.3 by 15.8 cm; 22.3 by 13 cm
Provenance
Berner Sammlung (until 1959)
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, Switzerland
Exhibited
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, A Tribute to Paul Klee 1879-1940, 1979, no. 22, illustrated in the catalogue
Fort Dodge, Bladen Memorial Art Gallery, A Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Works of Art on Paper by Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger, 1980-81, no. 12, illustrated in the catalogue
Bremen, Cabinet Art Galleries Wolfgang Werner KG, Paul Klee. Oskar Schlemmer. Aquarrelle, Pastels, Drawings, 1984-85, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Venice, Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca'Pesaro, Paul Klee in private collections, 1986, no. 48, illustrated in the catalogue
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Art Collection, Paul Klee: The Sign of the Division, 1995, no. 127
Literature
The Paul Klee Foundation, Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné, 1919-1922, vol. III, Bern, 1999, no. 2700, illustrated p. 319
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee: Drawings 1921-1930, Potsdam/Berlin, 1934, no. 17
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee: Drawings, Cologne, 1959, illustrated p. 26F
Wolfgang Kersten, Paul Klee, Zerstörung, der Konstruktion zuliebe?, Marburg, 1987, pp. 71-73, 95, 103, 140, 149, illustrated
Wolfgang Kersten, Osamu Okuda, Paul Klee: The Sign of the Division, Düsseldorf/Stuttgart, 1995, illustrated p. 248
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee: Drawings 1921-1930, Potsdam/Berlin, 1934, no. 17
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee: Drawings, Cologne, 1959, illustrated p. 26F
Wolfgang Kersten, Paul Klee, Zerstörung, der Konstruktion zuliebe?, Marburg, 1987, pp. 71-73, 95, 103, 140, 149, illustrated
Wolfgang Kersten, Osamu Okuda, Paul Klee: The Sign of the Division, Düsseldorf/Stuttgart, 1995, illustrated p. 248
Condition
Executed on two buff-colored wove sheets mounted by the artist on card. Slight undulation in the card and sheets in the top register. Otherwise fine, line is strong, work is in excellent condition.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.