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Paul Klee
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Pflanzen bild 8.b, 1925
- watercolour and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- Signed Klee towards lower left on the sheet, dated 1925 and inscribed "T drei" towards lower left, titled Pflanzen bild and numbered 8B towards lower right on the artist's mount
- sheet: 16,1 x 24,8 cm; 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.; artist's mount: 27,5 x 37,3 cm; 10 5/8 x 14 5/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Vavin-Raspail, Paris (from 1928 to 1933)
Lily Klee, Bern (from 1940 to 1946)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (from 1946 to 1951)
Buchholz Gallery and Valentin Gallery, Berlin and New York (1950-1951)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York (from 1951 to 1953)
Neumann Gallery, Berlin and New York (from 1953)
G. David Thompson, Pittsburg
Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London
Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 577
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva (from 1982 to 1990)
Annely Juda Gallery, London
Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London
Private collection (from March 1990), Europe
Christie's, London, February 5, 2009, lot 122
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris
Lily Klee, Bern (from 1940 to 1946)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (from 1946 to 1951)
Buchholz Gallery and Valentin Gallery, Berlin and New York (1950-1951)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York (from 1951 to 1953)
Neumann Gallery, Berlin and New York (from 1953)
G. David Thompson, Pittsburg
Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London
Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 577
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva (from 1982 to 1990)
Annely Juda Gallery, London
Fischer Fine Art Ltd., London
Private collection (from March 1990), Europe
Christie's, London, February 5, 2009, lot 122
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris
Exhibited
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Paul Klee, Paul Altherr, R. Th. Bosshard, Emil Bressler, Willy F. Burger, Max Burgmeier, Eugen Maurer, August Speck, 1926, no. 89
Wiesbaden, Neues Museum, 1926, no. 99
Düsseldorf, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Paul Klee, peintures et aquarelles, 1927, no. 49
Valencia, Centre Julio Gonzales; Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paul Klee, 1998, no. 8
Wiesbaden, Neues Museum, 1926, no. 99
Düsseldorf, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Paul Klee, peintures et aquarelles, 1927, no. 49
Valencia, Centre Julio Gonzales; Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paul Klee, 1998, no. 8
Literature
Fondation Paul Klee (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1923-1926, vol. IV, Bern, 2000, no. 3874, illustrated p. 374.
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount. There are some areas of paper skinning with some glue remnants to the upper part of the mount and a small paper loss to the left part of the lower edge. There are some small scuffs and nicks along the extreme edges. There are a few tape remnants and some handling marks to the right part of the upper edge of the artist’s mount as well as on the reverse. There is some mount staining and some faint light staining to the mount with a few scattered dots of foxing. The left and lower edges of the sheet are deckled and the upper and right edges are slightly unevenly cut. There is a tiny paper loss to the extreme lower left corner and the left part of the lower edge is slightly scuffed. This work is in good condition.
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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."