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Paul Klee
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Werbeblatt zu einem Ballett (Promotional leaflet for a ballet)
- Signed Klee (lower left), and dated 1932, inscribed K19 and titled Werbeblatt Zu Einem Ballett (on the artist's mount)
- Pen and ink on paper mounted on card
- 18 3/4 by 12 3/8 in.
- 48.1 by 31.6 cm
- Executed in 1932.
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern, by 1940
Berner Collection, circa 1952
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by 1952-53
Frederick C. Schang, South Norwalk and New York, by 1953
Benjamin Weiss, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner
Berner Collection, circa 1952
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by 1952-53
Frederick C. Schang, South Norwalk and New York, by 1953
Benjamin Weiss, New York
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Zürich, ETH Zürich, Graphische Sammlung, Gedächtnisausstellung Paul Klee, 1940, no. 107
Literature
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1931-1933, vol. 6, Bern, 2002, no. 5735, illustrated p. 175
Condition
The medium is pen and ink on paper. The work is in good overall condition. The sheet is mounted at various points along all four edges verso to the artist's mount. The sheet is rippled somewhat and there are very minor handling creases. The sheet has some minor inherent faults. There is soft light staining throughout the sheet, and to the mount. The work presents well.
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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.