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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Mit gespreizten Beinen sitzender Akt (Seated Nude with her Legs Apart)
- inscribed VI/34 KO 4624 um 1907/8 by another hand (lower left)
- pencil on paper
- 37.2 by 55.7cm., 14 5/8 by 21 7/8 in.
Provenance
Rudolf Zimpel (the artist's nephew)
Galerie Welz, Salzburg
Private Collection, Salzburg
Thence by descent to the present owner
Galerie Welz, Salzburg
Private Collection, Salzburg
Thence by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
Vienna, Christian M. Nebehay, Katalog VI, Gustav Klimt, eine Nachlese, 70 bedeutende Zeichnungen, 1963, no. 34, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt. Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918, Salzburg, 1982, vol. II, no. 1962, illustrated p. 150
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and hinged to the mount in two places along the upper edge, floating in the mount. The sheet is slightly time stained and there are scattered minor spots of foxing in places. There are some handling marks to the corners of the sheet. The sheet is slightly undulating in the upper left and upper right hand corners. There is a small spot of paper rubbing to the figure's proper left shoulder. 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."