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Paul Klee
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Scheinbar fest verankert (Seemingly Firmly Anchored)
- Signed Klee (upper right); dated 1927, numbered E.8. and titled Scheinbar fest verankert (on the artist’s mount)
- Pen and ink on paper mounted on paper
- Sheet: 12 1/8 by 18 1/4 in.; 30.7 by 46.4 cm
- Mount: 17 5/8 by 25 1/8 in.; 44.8 by 63.8 cm
Provenance
Curt Valentin (Bucholz Gallery), Berlin & New York
New Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard M. Douglas, New Jersey
A gift from the above in 1959
New Gallery, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard M. Douglas, New Jersey
A gift from the above in 1959
Exhibited
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Paul Klee, 1954, no. 113
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam & Berlin, 1934, no. 107
Christina Kröll, Die Bildtitel Paul Klees. Eine Studie zur Bezihung von Bild und Sprache in der Kunst des zwanzigsten Jarhunderts, Bonn, 1968, p. 40
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1927-1930, vol. V, Bern, 1999, no. 4362, illustrated p. 110 (incorrectly illustrated as no. 4360)
Christina Kröll, Die Bildtitel Paul Klees. Eine Studie zur Bezihung von Bild und Sprache in der Kunst des zwanzigsten Jarhunderts, Bonn, 1968, p. 40
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1927-1930, vol. V, Bern, 1999, no. 4362, illustrated p. 110 (incorrectly illustrated as no. 4360)
Condition
Executed on cream colored laid paper affixed to the artist's mount at two places along top edge on verso. Edges are deckled. Some evidence of water staining faintly visible to the sheet. The artist's mount has evidence from a prior mounting near all four corners on recto of the mount. A mat stain is visible on the mount 1-inch away from the sheet at upper right and left edges and 1 1/4 inch away from the sheet at bottom edge. Sheet and mount are slightly time darkened overall, otherwise fine. 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
As confirmed with Dr. Michael Baumgartener at the Paul Klee Stiftung, the illustration of this work was mistakenly published as number 4360 in the catalogue raisonné with incorrect cataloguing. The illustration correctly corresponds with the cataloguing of number 4362.