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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Damenbrustbild im Dreiviertelprofil nach links (Bust of a woman in three-quarter profile to the left)
stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 55.2 by 35cm., 21 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.
Provenance
Professor Rudolf Leopold, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987
Exhibited
Cologne, Art Cologne, 1985
Vienna, Galerie Wuerthle, Gustav Klimt, Zeichnungen, 1986, no. 45
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1918, Salzburg, 1989, vol. IV, no. 3553, illustrated p. 143
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, t-hinged to the mount and the top two corners and floating in the mount. There is light time staining to the sheet with evidence of previous mounting. There is some minor glue remnant to the verso of the two lower corners. 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."