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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
40,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- MÄDCHENAKT VON VORNE, DIE RECHTE HAND AM KINN (FEMALE NUDE, FRONTAL VIEW, THE RIGHT HAND AT HER CHIN)
- stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
pencil on paper
- 56.2 by 37.1cm., 22 1/8 by 14 5/8 in.
Provenance
Eberhard W. Kornfeld, Bern
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 1st-3rd June 1978, lot 659
Professor Rudolf Leopold, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1978
Exhibited
Vienna, Christian M. Nebehay, Gustav Klimt, 56 Zeichnungen, 1967, no. 25, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1904-12, Salzburg, 1982, vol. II, no. 1882, illustrated p. 213
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, floating in the mount and t-hinged to the mount at the top two corners. There are a few very minor creases to the sheet, the most prominent of which are to the upper edge and the upper left edge. There are two tiny spots of foxing and a small stain, possibly inherent to the sheet, between the figures thighs. Otherwise, this work is in overall very good condition.
"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."