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Egon Schiele
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Egon Schiele
- ZWEI TORSI (TWO TORSOS)
- signed Egon Schiele and dated 1913 (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 46 by 29cm., 18 1/8 by 11 1/2 in.
Provenance
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna
Gallery Ariadne, Vienna
Dr Heinrich Lill, Austria (sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 31st May 2005, lot 15)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Gallery Ariadne, Vienna
Dr Heinrich Lill, Austria (sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 31st May 2005, lot 15)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Vienna, Galerie 10, Von Schiele bis Leherb, 1970
Literature
Otto Breicha & Gerhard Fritsch, Finale und Auftakt, Vienna 1898-1914: Literatur, Bildende Kunst, Musik, Salzburg, 1964, illustrated p. 107
Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, New York, 1990, no. 1381, illustrated p. 509&nbs🧸p;
Condition
Executed on grey laid paper, not laid down, attached to the mount along the top edge, floating in the mount. There is a 2cm. sq. paper repair running across the top left corner and a 5 cm. repaired tear to the top right corner with associated infill. There are two further areas of paper infill to the upper edge, four small repaired tears on the left side and a further repaired tear to the centre of the bottom edge. This work is in stable condition.
Colours: Overall accurate, though the paper tone is slightly more cream in the original.
"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."