Lot 524
  • 524

Gustav Klimt

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gustav Klimt
  • Kauernder Halbakt in Rückenansicht nach rechts (semi-nude crouching down seen from the back and turned to the right)
  • stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
  • pencil on paper
  • 56 by 37cm., 22 by 14 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired by the late owner circa 1970s

Exhibited

Vienna, Nebehay, Gustav Klimt, 56 Zeichnungen, 1967, no. 56, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1984, vol. III, no. 3015, illustrated p. 221

Condition

Executed on buff paper, not laid down and attached to the mount at all four corners with tape. The sheet is time-stained and there are fine creases in places, predominately towards the edges. There are a couple of very minor spots of foxing in places. This work is in overall good condition.
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