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Max Klinger
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Max Klinger
- Selbstbildnis (Self-portrait)
- signed with initials and dated 5 Nov. 18 lower left; signed K with various numbers lower right
- charcoal with estompe on paper
- 49.5 by 31.5 cm., 19½ by 12¼in. (sheet size); 23 by 16cm., 9 by 6¼in. (image size)
Provenance
Gustav Kirstein, Leipzig (d. 1934)
Clara Stein Kirstein, Leipzig (by descent from the above; until 1939)
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig (with the Städtische Museen Leipzig stamp lower right)
Restituted to the descendants of Gustav and Clara Stein in 2000
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 March 2001, lot 51
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Clara Stein Kirstein, Leipzig (by descent from the above; until 1939)
Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig (with the Städtische Museen Leipzig stamp lower right)
Restituted to the descendants of Gustav and Clara Stein in 2000
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 March 2001, lot 51
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Literature
Max Klinger, Bestandskatalog der Bildwerke, Gemälde und Zeichnungen im Museum der bildenden Künste, exh. cat., Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig, 1995, 'Zeichnungen' (Karl-Heinz Mehnert & Suzanne Petri), p. 282, no. C.813; p. 2, illustrated
Condition
Executed on wove paper. The sheet is hinged along the upper edge at two points to the mat. The sheet is slightly darker within the composition, probably relating to a previous mat covering the outer edges. This work is in good condition, and the paper tone slightly fresher in reality than in the catalogue illustration, with less yellow.
Presented framed and under glass, the edges of the sheet (though not the composition) covered by the mat and not visible framed.
"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
Drawn in 1918, this selfportrait is a study for the engraving Selbstbildnis, von vorn mit auf die geballte Hand gestütztem Kopf (see Beyer Carl, Max Klingers graphisches Werk von 1909 is 1919, Leipzig, 1930, No. 435).