Lot 175
  • 175

GUSTAV KLIMT | Liebespaar (Lovers)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Description

  • Gustav Klimt
  • Liebespaar (Lovers)
  • indistinctly stamped Gustav Klimt Nachlass (lower right)
  • pencil and coloured crayon on paper
  • 56.5 by 37.5cm., 22¼ by 14 ¾in.
  • Executed in 1911.

Provenance

Daisy Hellman (née Steiner), Vienna
Thence by descent to the present owners

Exhibited

Vienna, Albertina, Gustav Klimt - Egon Schiele, Zum Gedächtnis ihres Todes vor 50 Jahren, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle, 1968, no. 75, illustrated in the catalogue

Literature

Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1904-1912, Salzburg, 1982, vol. II, no. 1870, illustrated p. 211
Johannes Dobai, 'Zu Gustav Klimts Gemälde Der Kuß' in Mitteilungen der österreichischen Galerie, Vienna, 1968, ed. 12, no. 56, pp. 83-142

Condition

Please note that there is a professional condition report for this work, please contact mariella.salazar@sothebys.com to request a copy.
"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."