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Max Klinger
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Max Klinger
- Two works: (i) Medaillenentwurf Eduard Vogel (Design for a Medal);(ii) Seeleute (People of the Sea)
- (i) signed and dated M. Klinger 95 in the centre
(ii) signed with initials lower left - each: pen and brush and ink and traces of pencil on paper
- (i) 18 by 22cm., 7 1/8 by 8 5/8 in. (image size); (ii) 21.8 by 31.7cm., 8½ by 12½in. (image size)
- 19 x 22.5 cm
Provenance
Gustav Kirstein, Leipzig (d. 1934)
Clara Stein Kirstein, Leipzig (widow of the above, until 1939)
Museum der bildenden Künsten, Leipzig (acquired from the above; each stamped with the Städtische Museen Leipzig stamp, and (i) inscribed with the museum's inventory number I.7762 lower left)
Restituted to the descendants of Gustav and Clara Stein, 2000
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 March 2001, lots 58 (Seeleute) and 73ii (Medaillenentwurf Eduard Vogel)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Clara Stein Kirstein, Leipzig (widow of the above, until 1939)
Museum der bildenden Künsten, Leipzig (acquired from the above; each stamped with the Städtische Museen Leipzig stamp, and (i) inscribed with the museum's inventory number I.7762 lower left)
Restituted to the descendants of Gustav and Clara Stein, 2000
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29 March 2001, lots 58 (Seeleute) and 73ii (Medaillenentwurf Eduard Vogel)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
(ii) Leipzig, P.H. Beyer & Sohn, Ausstellung anlässlich des 60. Geburtstages von Max Klinger, 1917, no. 48
(ii) Leipzig, Museum der Bildenden Künste zu Leipzig, Max Klinger 1857 - 1920. Ausstellung zum 50. Tödestag des Künstlers, 1970, no. 93
(ii) Vienna, Künstlerhaus Wien, Max Klinger 1857 - 1920. Malerei-Graphik-Plastik. Werke aus dem Besitz des Museums der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, und der Graphischen Sammlung Albertina, 1981-82, no. 77
(ii) Tokyo, Museum of Western Art, Max Klinger. Werke aus dem Besitz des Museums der bildenden Künste Leipzig und des Nationalmsmuseums für Westliche Kunst, 1988, no. 40b, illustrated in the catalogue
(ii) Karlsruhe, Prinz-Max Palais, Kunstschätze aus Sachsen. Meisterwerke aus Leipziger Museen vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1991, no. 233
(ii) Leipzig, Museum der Bildenden Künste zu Leipzig, Max Klinger 1857 - 1920. Ausstellung zum 50. Tödestag des Künstlers, 1970, no. 93
(ii) Vienna, Künstlerhaus Wien, Max Klinger 1857 - 1920. Malerei-Graphik-Plastik. Werke aus dem Besitz des Museums der bildenden Künste, Leipzig, und der Graphischen Sammlung Albertina, 1981-82, no. 77
(ii) Tokyo, Museum of Western Art, Max Klinger. Werke aus dem Besitz des Museums der bildenden Künste Leipzig und des Nationalmsmuseums für Westliche Kunst, 1988, no. 40b, illustrated in the catalogue
(ii) Karlsruhe, Prinz-Max Palais, Kunstschätze aus Sachsen. Meisterwerke aus Leipziger Museen vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1991, no. 233
Literature
(ii) Gustav Kirstein, Max Klinger. Sechs farbige Wiedergaben seiner Werke, Leipzig, 1916, pl. 18, illustrated
(i & ii) Max Klinger. Bestandskatalog der Bildwerke, Gemälde und Zeichnungen im Museum der bildenden Künste, (exh. cat.) Leipzig, 1995, 'Zeichnungen', (i) p. 204, no. C402, illustrated; (ii) p. 225, C482, catalogued
(i & ii) Max Klinger. Bestandskatalog der Bildwerke, Gemälde und Zeichnungen im Museum der bildenden Künste, (exh. cat.) Leipzig, 1995, 'Zeichnungen', (i) p. 204, no. C402, illustrated; (ii) p. 225, C482, catalogued
Condition
Both works are in good overall condition.
(i) Executed on a sheet of the artist's headed paper. Although the back of the sheet cannot be seen, the sheet does not appear to be laid down and is attached to the mount intermittently along the edges. There is an old vertical circa 3cm tear near the centre of the lower edge.
(ii) The sheet is not laid down but attached intermittently on the reverse to the mat. There is a faint old mat mark around the composition.
Each work is presented in a separate decorative frame, under glass.
"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
Executed circa 1884-85 (Seeleute) and in 1895 (Medaillenentwurf Eduard Vogel).
The inscription to the centre right of (i) reads: Karl [sic.]Vogel Medaille [corrected Eduard above]/Bildnis stark reliefiert/Revers ganz flach/Profildurchschnitt der Medaille.
The inscription to the centre right of (i) reads: Karl [sic.]Vogel Medaille [corrected Eduard above]/Bildnis stark reliefiert/Revers ganz flach/Profildurchschnitt der Medaille.