Lot 373
- 373
Paul Klee
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- SCHÜTZERIN (PROTECTRESS)
signed Klee (upper right); titled and dated 1932 on the reverse
watercolour and pencil on paper
- 48 by 31cm., 18 7/8 by 12 1/4 in.
Provenance
Rudolf Probst, Dresden & Mannheim (until 1933)
Lily Klee, Bern (acquired by 1940)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris
Oscar Stern, Stockholm
Comte M.S. d'Arquian, Brussels
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above in 1960)
Galleria Galatea, Turin (acquired from the above by 1961)
Sale: Finarte-Ketterer, Milan, 22nd November 1962, lot 117
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva
Galeria d'Arte Stefano Contini, Mestre
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Lily Klee, Bern (acquired by 1940)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Paris
Oscar Stern, Stockholm
Comte M.S. d'Arquian, Brussels
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above in 1960)
Galleria Galatea, Turin (acquired from the above by 1961)
Sale: Finarte-Ketterer, Milan, 22nd November 1962, lot 117
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva
Galeria d'Arte Stefano Contini, Mestre
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Bern, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee, 1935, no. 194
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism, 1936-1937, no. 243, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Roland Balaÿ et Louis Carré, Paul Klee. Tableaux et aquarelles de 1917 à 1937, 1938, no. 15
Stockholm, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Beaudin, Gris, Kremadec, Klee, Lascaux, Léger, Manolo, Masson, Picasso, Roger, Roux, 1947, no. 38
Stockholm, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Paul Klee, 1949, no. 24
Turin, Galleria Galatea, Paul Klee, 1966, no. 21, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism, 1936-1937, no. 243, illustrated in the catalogue
Paris, Galerie Roland Balaÿ et Louis Carré, Paul Klee. Tableaux et aquarelles de 1917 à 1937, 1938, no. 15
Stockholm, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Beaudin, Gris, Kremadec, Klee, Lascaux, Léger, Manolo, Masson, Picasso, Roger, Roux, 1947, no. 38
Stockholm, Svensk-Franska Konstgalleriet, Paul Klee, 1949, no. 24
Turin, Galleria Galatea, Paul Klee, 1966, no. 21, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, The Catalogue Raisonné, Bonn, 2002, vol. 6, no. 5710, illustrated p. 166
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at the upper two corners and floating in the overmount. There are some paper and tape remnants to the reverse of the sheet due to previous mounting and a very small supported tear and filled pinhole to the lower part of the right edge with some associated retouching. Otherwise, this work is overall very good condition.
Colours: the background is overall less red in the original, compared to the printed 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."
"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."