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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- LIEGENDER AKT NACH RECHTS(RECLINING NUDE TO THE RIGHT)
stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 37 by 56.2cm., 14 1/2 by 22 1/8 in.
Provenance
Gustav Ucicky, Vienna
Marthe Harell
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 7th December 1983, lot 313
Professor Rudolf Leopold, Vienna (purchased at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1984
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1984, vol. III, no. 2420, illustrated p. 75
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 is light foxing scattered in areas, mainly to the lower right quadrant and some studio dirt, mainly to the upper half of the left edge. Otherwise, this work is in overall 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."
Catalogue Note
'Klimt's senses grasp the invisible and immaterial in shapes and lines, as he searches for the secrets that cover everything alive' B. Zuckerkandl quoted in Gustav Klimt, The Ronad S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections (exhibition catalogue), Neue Galerie, New York, 2007, p. 157