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Paul Klee
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- Hafen (mit dem Kreuzer) (Harbour (with cruiser))
- signed Klee (upper right); dated 1927, titled and numbered E6 on the artist's mount
- brush and ink on paper hinged to the artist's mount
- image: 30 by 46.4cm., 11 3/4 by 18 1/4 in.
- mount: 41.6 by 54.1cm., 16 1/4 by 21 1/4 in.
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (the artist's wife)
Paul Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (by descent from the above in 1946)
Galerie Rosengart, Luzern (acquired by 1952)
Main Street Gallery, Chicago
Sherl K. Coleman, Chicago (acquired from the above)
Sale: Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, 18th November 2008, lot 62
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Paul Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (by descent from the above in 1946)
Galerie Rosengart, Luzern (acquired by 1952)
Main Street Gallery, Chicago
Sherl K. Coleman, Chicago (acquired from the above)
Sale: Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, 18th November 2008, lot 62
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee: Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam & Berlin, 1934, no. 103
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee: Catalogue raisonné, Bonn, 2001, vol. V, no. 4360, p. 110 (with erroneous illustration, a mistake which will be rectified when the new edition is published)
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee: Catalogue raisonné, Bonn, 2001, vol. V, no. 4360, p. 110 (with erroneous illustration, a mistake which will be rectified when the new edition is published)
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge and floating in the mount. All four edges are deckled. There is a small tear (approx. 5mm. long) to the left part of the upper edge and some fine lines of discolouration to the upper left corner. There are a few minor spots of foxing in places and the sheet is slightly time stained. There are some spots of faint discolouration to the edges of the artist's mount due to previous framing. This work is in overall 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."