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Paul Klee
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- Blumen-Pfannen I (Flower-Pans I)
- signed Klee (upper right) and dated 1939,
numbered RR 2 and titled on the artist's mount - gouache on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 21.4 by 26.9cm., 8½ by 10⅜in.
- mount size: 33 by 39.7cm., 13 by 15¾in.
Provenance
Werner Allenbach, Bern (from 1959)
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired in 1959)
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (acquired in 1959)
Pinto Figueiredo, Lisbon
Sale: Christie's, London, 4th December 1979, lot 262
Kunsthandel Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden (acquired by 1981)
Private Collection, Netherlands
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2002
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired in 1959)
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (acquired in 1959)
Pinto Figueiredo, Lisbon
Sale: Christie's, London, 4th December 1979, lot 262
Kunsthandel Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden (acquired by 1981)
Private Collection, Netherlands
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2002
Exhibited
Kamakura, The Museum of Modern Art, Verzeichnis der Werke Paul Klee, 1963, no. 19, illustrated in the catalogue
Lisbon, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon, Paul Klee, 1972, no. 195, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Kunsthandel Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden, 1980 (titled as Aanwinsten)
Lisbon, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Lisbon, Paul Klee, 1972, no. 195, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Kunsthandel Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden, 1980 (titled as Aanwinsten)
Literature
Teiichi Hijikata, Annual 1963, Kamakura, 1963, no. 195, illustrated
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 1999, vol. VIII, no. 8508, illustrated p. 379
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 1999, vol. VIII, no. 8508, illustrated p. 379
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on the artist's mount. The sheet is slightly undulating with some creases associated to the laying down process. The upper edge is slightly unevenly cut. The artist's mount has pin dot scattered foxing marks and the sheet is slightly time stained. The mount is t-hinged along the upper two corners. There are tape remnants visible at all four corners, some creases towards the centre of the upper edge, lower left corner and lower right corner with a repaired tear of about 2cm and a minor tear to the lower right corner. There is paper tape to all four edges of the verso. 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."