Lot 527
  • 527

Gustav Klimt

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gustav Klimt
  • Tänzerin mit Halskette (Studie für die Tänzerin (Die Erwartung des Stoclet-Frieses)) (Dancer with necklace (Study for the dancer from the Stoclet-Frieze))
  • stamped faintly with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
  • pencil on paper
  • 56 by 37.2cm., 26 by 14 5/8 in.

Provenance

Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, 2nd December 2008, lot 35
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Vienna, Albertina, Gustav Klimt – Egon Schiele, Zum Gedächtnis ihres Todes vor 50 Jahren, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1968, no. 61, illustrated in the catalogue
Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe, Internationale der Zeichnung, Sonderausstellungen Gustav Klimt und Henri Matisse, 1970, no. 97, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1904-1912, vol. II, Salzburg, 1982, no. 1692, illustrated p. 149

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper which has been lined, not laid down, hinged at all four corners to the backing board and floating in mount. The sheet is time stained. One spot of fox to the right of woman. Some minor marks to the left of the figure and in the skirt to the lower right. Overall good stable 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.
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