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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Im Lehnstuhl sitzend von vorne (Seated in an Armchair Seen Head-On)
- Black crayon on paper
- 17 1/2 by 12 5/8 in.
- 44.3 by 32.1 cm
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Arts, Ltd., London (by 1964)
Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, March 21-24, 1972, lot 293
Sale: Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, November 28, 1973, lot 681
Private Collection, Los Angeles (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, lot 173)
Private Collection, Miami (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1990, lot 130)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, March 21-24, 1972, lot 293
Sale: Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, November 28, 1973, lot 681
Private Collection, Los Angeles (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 1985, lot 173)
Private Collection, Miami (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1990, lot 130)
Acquired at the above sale by A. Alfred Taubman
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Arts, Ltd., Gustav Klimt, Paintings and Drawings, 1964, no. 49, illustrated n.p.
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen Nachtrag 1878-1903, vol. I, Salzburg, 1980, no. 738, illustrated p. 219
Condition
Executed on buff colored wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to a mat on the reverse of the upper corners. The edges have been trimmed and are irregular. The sheet is time darkened and there is an old mat stain. A few faint scattered spots of foxing; three small dark stains in lower right corner and two small nicks to the extreme perimeter of the sheet at center left edge, not visible when framed. A few faint flattened creases, notably in the lower left corner and running horizontally towards the upper edge. 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.
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.