- 530
Gustav Klimt
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Schwebende vor dunklem Hintergrund (Studie für Medizin) (Floating female nude in front of dark background; Study for Medicine)
- stamped with the Nachlass mark and numbered 8 (lower right)
- pencil and white chalk on paper
- 45 by 32cm., 17 3/4 by 12 5/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Serge Sabarsky Collection, New York
Wienerroither & Kohlbacher, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Serge Sabarsky Collection, New York
Wienerroither & Kohlbacher, Vienna
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Neue Galerie, Gustav Klimt, The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections, 2007, no. D26, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Seoul, Hangaram Art Museum, Gustav Klimt: In search of the Total Artwork, 2009, no. 37, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Seoul, Hangaram Art Museum, Gustav Klimt: In search of the Total Artwork, 2009, no. 37, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, Salzburg, 1980, vol. I, no. 530, illustrated p. 175
Serge Sabarsky, Gustav Klimt, 100 Zeichnungen, Stuttgart, 1990, no. 12, illustrated in colour n.p.
Serge Sabarsky, Gustav Klimt, 100 Zeichnungen, Stuttgart, 1990, no. 12, illustrated in colour n.p.
Condition
Executed on brown wove paper, not laid down, attached to the back board at all four edges, floating in mount. Unevenly cut along top edge. There is a crease at the top left corner and lower left corner below stamp. Sheet appears slightly time stained. Overall good condition.
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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. 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."