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Paul Klee
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- Mesalliance
- Signed Klee (lower right); dated 1933, numbered K16 and titled (on the artist's mount)
- Brush and ink on paper primed with casein mounted on card
- Sheet: 16 3/8 by 22 3/4 in. 41.4 by 57.8 cm
- Mount: 19 5/8 by 25 3/8 in. 49.9 by 64.6 cm
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired by 1948)
Saidenberg Gallery, Inc., New York
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired by 1948)
Saidenberg Gallery, Inc., New York
Private Collection, New York
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Paul Klee, 1948, no. 6
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee, 1948, no. 47
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee, 1948, no. 47
Literature
Max Huggler, Paul Klee. Die Malerei als Blick in den Kosmos, Stuttgart, 1969, p. 139
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1931-1933, vol. VI, Bern, 2002, no. 6061, illustrated p. 308
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné 1931-1933, vol. VI, Bern, 2002, no. 6061, illustrated p. 308
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, fixed to the artist's original mount at the four corners. The upper edge is slightly irregular. The artist's mount is fixed to the over-mount at three points along the top edge and at the centre of the lower edge. A close inspection reveals a tiny (2mm) tear on the lower edge and another towards the centre of the left edge. There are old flattenend creases and associated minor tears and spots of paint-loss around the upper and lower left corners. There are small spots of surface abrasion at the centre of the lower, left and upper edges as well as in the centre of the upper right corner. There are some old stains visible on the reverse of the artist's mount. Apart from some light time-staining, this work is in good original 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.
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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.