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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Liegender Akt nach rechts (Reclining Nude Facing Right)
- Stamped Gustav Klimt Nachlass (lower left)
- Black chalk on paper
- 13 3/4 by 21 3/4 in.
- 35 by 55.2 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Private Collection, Vienna
Klipstein & Kornfeld, Bern
Galerie Kornfeld & Cie, Bern
Mercante di Stampe, Milan
Private Collection, Milan (acquired from the above in 1983 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 190)
Acquired at the above sale
Private Collection, Vienna
Klipstein & Kornfeld, Bern
Galerie Kornfeld & Cie, Bern
Mercante di Stampe, Milan
Private Collection, Milan (acquired from the above in 1983 and sold: Sotheby's, London, February 4, 2009, lot 190)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
Bern, Klipstein & Kornfeld, Gustav-Klimt-Ausstellung, 50 Zeichnungen, 1957-58, no. 35, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1912-1918, vol. III, Salzburg, 1984, no. 2333, illustrated p. 57
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. Hinged to a mat at the upper corners on the verso. There are some very light handling stains and creases to the extreme edges and a few pin-dot fox marks throughout the sheet, mostly outside of the figure. There is a small area of skinning to the surface around the largest of these marks below the figure's armpit. Otherwise fine, very 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.