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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Liegender Akt auf Sofa (Nude lying on a sofa)
- brush and ink on paper
- 44.6 by 34.3cm., 17 1/2 by 13 1/2 in.
Provenance
Dr Gervais (sale: Kornfeld, Bern, 20th June 1986, lot 1)
Sale: Lempertz, Cologne, 4th June 1998, lot 843
Garton & Co, United Kingdom
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003
Sale: Lempertz, Cologne, 4th June 1998, lot 843
Garton & Co, United Kingdom
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003
Exhibited
New York, World House Gallery, Expressionism, 1957, no. 42
New York, Leonard Hutton Gallery, German Expressionists, 1972, no. 36
Wiltshire, Garton & Co Print Dealers & Publishers, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 2002, no. 1
New York, Leonard Hutton Gallery, German Expressionists, 1972, no. 36
Wiltshire, Garton & Co Print Dealers & Publishers, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 2002, no. 1
Condition
Executed on wove paper, not laid down, and taped to the mount at all four corners. The sheet is slightly time-stained and the left edge is perforated. There is a horizontal crease running along three-quarters of the lower edge, and there are two more creases, one to the lower right corner and one towards the centre of the right edge. There is a repaired tear, which has been backed with restorer's paper, to the left part of the upper edge, visible in the catalogue illustration. Otherwise this work is in overall 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."