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ALFRED KUBIN | Knechtung (Enslavement)
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Alfred Kubin
- Knechtung (Enslavement)
- signed Kubin (lower right)
- charcoal and pen and ink on Kataster paper
- image: 22.5 by 17cm., 8 7/8 by 6 3/4 in.
- sheet: 31.4 by 26.8cm., 12 3/8 by 10 1/2 in.
- Executed circa 1911.
Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna (sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 29th May 2007, lot 44)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Alfred Marks, Der Illustrator Alfred Kubin, Munich, 1977, no. 179, illustrated p. 48
Condition
Executed on cream Kataster paper, not laid down and floating in its mount. The upper edge is deckled and the lower edge is unevenly cut. The sheet is lightly time-stained and there are handling marks along the upper part of the right edge. There are spots of foxing to the background of the sheet and some flecks which are probably inherent to the sheet. There is some discolouration to the extreme lower right edge. Overall this work is in 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. 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."
"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."
Catalogue Note
The present work is a sketch for one of Kubin’s illustrations for Otto Julius Bierbaum’s Samalio Pardulus, the curious and ghostly tale of a mad artist.