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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Stehender Frauenakt von vorne mit erhobenem rechten Arm (Standing female nude viewed from the front, her right arm raised (Study for Veritas))
- stamped with the Nachlass mark (lower right)
- black crayon on paper
- 45.5 by 31.5cm., 17 7/8 by 12 3/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Austria
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, 20th November 2007, lot 5
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, 20th November 2007, lot 5
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, Salzburg, 1980, vol. I, no. 921, illustrated p. 267
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The work is not laid down but hinged at all four corners and halfway along left and right edges and floating in the mount. The sheet is time-stained. The left edge is cut unevenly and has a crease line running from top to bottom. There are also two diagonal creases below the signature stamp. There are a couple of other minor creases to the paper to background of the figure and some faint foxing marks. Overall 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. 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."