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Paul Klee
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Im Zeichen der Teilung (Under the sign of division)
- Signed Klee (upper left); titled, dated 1940 and numbered g 16 (on the artist's mount)
- Black chalk on paper mounted on paper
- Sheet: 11 5/8 by 16 1/2 in. 29.5 by 42 cm
- Mount: 12 7/8 by 17 1/4 in. 32.7 by 43.8 cm
Provenance
Werner Allenbach, Bern
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (acquired in 1957)
James Waterman Wise, Geneva (acquired in 1959)
Jacob D. Weintraub Gallery, New York (acquired in 1959)
Dorothy Small, New York (acquired from the above in 1959 and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, November 5, 2004, lot 316)
Acquired at the above sale
Galerie Berggruen, Paris (acquired in 1957)
James Waterman Wise, Geneva (acquired in 1959)
Jacob D. Weintraub Gallery, New York (acquired in 1959)
Dorothy Small, New York (acquired from the above in 1959 and sold: Sotheby’s, New York, November 5, 2004, lot 316)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Vienna, Galerie Würthle, Paul Klee. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1930-40, 1959, no. 47
New York, New Art Center Gallery, Paul Klee. Drawings and Watercolors, 1960, no. 29, illustrated in the catalogue
New York, New Art Center Gallery, Paul Klee. Drawings and Watercolors, 1960, no. 29, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Wolfgang Kersten & Osamu Okuda, "Die inszenierte Einheit zerstückelter Bilder. Paul Klees Gebrauch der Schere im Jahr 1940" in Ausstellungskatalog Paul Klee. Das Schaffen im Todesjahr, Kunstmuseum, Bern, 1990, no. 108
Josef Helfenstein & Stefan Frey, Paul Klee. Verzeichnis der Werke des Jahres 1940, Stuttgart, 1991, no. 1940,336 (G16), illustrated p. 201
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1940, vol. IX, Bern, 2004, no. 9355, illustrated p. 222
Josef Helfenstein & Stefan Frey, Paul Klee. Verzeichnis der Werke des Jahres 1940, Stuttgart, 1991, no. 1940,336 (G16), illustrated p. 201
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1940, vol. IX, Bern, 2004, no. 9355, illustrated p. 222
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Sheet is hinged to artist's mount at three places along upper edge on verso. Mount hinged to mat in several places along upper edge on verso. There is a very soft vertical crease down the center of the sheet and a few scattered, minor surface stains. Some small creases and tears at extreme lower right and upper corners of mount, otherwise fine. Work is in 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.
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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.