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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Sitzender Halbakt (Seated half-Nude)
- Stamped Gustav Klimt Nachlass (lower right)
- Pencil and colored pencil on paper
- 22 by 14 5/8 in.
- 55.9 by 37.1 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Klipstein und Kornfeld, Bern (acquired by 1958)
Karlheniz Gabler, Frankfurt am Main
Olaf Müllgaard, Domholzhausen
E. Wuthenow, Madrid
Private Collection, New York (acquired circa 1984)
Klipstein und Kornfeld, Bern (acquired by 1958)
Karlheniz Gabler, Frankfurt am Main
Olaf Müllgaard, Domholzhausen
E. Wuthenow, Madrid
Private Collection, New York (acquired circa 1984)
Exhibited
Bern, Klipstein und Kornfeld, Gustav-Klimt-Ausstellung: 50 Zeichnungen, 1957-58, no. 16, illustrated in the catalogue
Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe, Internationale der Zeichnung, Sonderausstellungen Gustav Klimt und Henri Matisse, 1970, no. 117, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Paris, Salle Saint Jean—L'Hôtel de Ville de Paris; Kaiserlautern, Pfalzgalerie; Bolzano, Museo Civico & Torino, Palazzo Reale, Gustave Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele: Dessins et Aquarelles, 1984, no. 13, illustrated in the catalogue
Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1891, 1989, n.n.
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi; Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (and travelling), Gustav Klimt: 100 Drawings, 1987-97, no. 82
Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe, Internationale der Zeichnung, Sonderausstellungen Gustav Klimt und Henri Matisse, 1970, no. 117, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Paris, Salle Saint Jean—L'Hôtel de Ville de Paris; Kaiserlautern, Pfalzgalerie; Bolzano, Museo Civico & Torino, Palazzo Reale, Gustave Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele: Dessins et Aquarelles, 1984, no. 13, illustrated in the catalogue
Roslyn, New York, Nassau County Museum of Art, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1891, 1989, n.n.
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi; Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (and travelling), Gustav Klimt: 100 Drawings, 1987-97, no. 82
Literature
Friederich Bayl, Der Nackte Mensch in der Kunst, Cologne, 1964, illustrated p. 166
Otto Breicha, Gustav Klimt, Die goldene Pforte, Werk, Wesen, Wirkung. Bilder und Schriften zu Leben und Werk, Salzburg, 1978, no. 134, illustrated n.p.
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1912-1918, vol. III, Salzburg, 1984, no. 2280, illustrated p. 41
Otto Breicha, Gustav Klimt, Die goldene Pforte, Werk, Wesen, Wirkung. Bilder und Schriften zu Leben und Werk, Salzburg, 1978, no. 134, illustrated n.p.
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1912-1918, vol. III, Salzburg, 1984, no. 2280, illustrated p. 41
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Executed on cream wove paper. Sheet is hinged to a mat at upper corners on verso. Faint mat stain around perimeter with time darkening to sheet overall, otherwise fine.
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.
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.