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Paul Klee
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Nächtlicher Fels (Nocturnal Rock)
- signed Klee (lower centre) and dated 1927, numbered Z 4 and titled on the artist's mount
- watercolour and pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 49.4 by 31.1cm., 19 1/2 by 12 1/4 in.
- mount size: 50.6 by 32.3cm., 19 7/8 by 12 3/4 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist (at least until 1935)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Kornfeld, Bern, 18th June 2004, lot 83
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Kornfeld, Bern, 18th June 2004, lot 83
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Galerie Flechtheim, 1928 (on loan from the artist)
Dessau, Gemäldegalerie, Paul Klee (Ausstellung zum 50. Geburtstag des Künstlers), 1929
Dresden, Galerie Neue Kunst Fides, Paul Klee zum 50. Geburtstage. Aquarelle aus den Jahren 1920-1929, 1930, no. 58
Dessau, Staatliches Bauhaus, Paul Klee, 1931
Bern, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee, 1935, no. 129
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 164, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Dessau, Gemäldegalerie, Paul Klee (Ausstellung zum 50. Geburtstag des Künstlers), 1929
Dresden, Galerie Neue Kunst Fides, Paul Klee zum 50. Geburtstage. Aquarelle aus den Jahren 1920-1929, 1930, no. 58
Dessau, Staatliches Bauhaus, Paul Klee, 1931
Bern, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee, 1935, no. 129
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 164, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Paul Klee, Œuvre-Katalog, 1927, no. 254 (Z 4)
Christine Hopfengart, 'Klee an den deutschen "Museen der Gegenwart", 1916-1933', in Paul Klee, Kunst und Karriere, Beiträge des internationalen Symposiums (exhibition catalogue), Bern, 2000, p. 82, note 144
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue Raisonné 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, vol. V, no. 4468, p. 146 (with incorrect provenance)
Christine Hopfengart, 'Klee an den deutschen "Museen der Gegenwart", 1916-1933', in Paul Klee, Kunst und Karriere, Beiträge des internationalen Symposiums (exhibition catalogue), Bern, 2000, p. 82, note 144
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue Raisonné 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, vol. V, no. 4468, p. 146 (with incorrect provenance)
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, laid down on the artist's mount which is t-hinged in places to the framing mount along all four edges. There are artist'spinholes to the upper right and lower left corners. There is minor pigment loss to upper right edge and lower left - possibly due to previous framing. Otherwise this work is in overall very 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."