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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Sitzender Frauenakt von vorne (Seated female nude, frontal view)
- signed G. K (lower centre) and inscribed R (lower right)
- black crayon on paper
- 44.5 by 30.5cm., 17 1/2 by 12in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Austria
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, 20th November 2007, lot 4
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, 20th November 2007, lot 4
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Marian Bisanz-Prakken, Studie, für diez weite von unten dargestellte Allegorie der "Künste", 1977, no. 43, illustrated p. 54
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, Salzburg, 1980, vol. I, no. 841, illustrated p. 247
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, Salzburg, 1980, vol. I, no. 841, illustrated p. 247
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged at all four corners and in two places along the right and left edges. The sheet is time stained and floating within the mount. There are minor creases across the paper. There is a crease near the lower right edge, approximately 3cm in length. Overall good original 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."