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Paul Klee
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Paul Klee
- BILDERBOGEN (PRINTED SHEET WITH PICTURES)
- signed Klee (lower right); titled, dated 1932 and numbered y.10 on the artist's mount
- pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- sheet size: 31.1 by 50.4cm., 12 1/4 by 19 7/8 in.
- mount size: 42.8 by 57.7cm., 16 7/8 by 22 3/4 in.
Provenance
Curt Valentin (Bucholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired by 1953)
James Wise, New York (acquired by 1962)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York (acquired in 1962)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1969
Exhibited
New York, Curt Valentin Gallery, Paul Klee, 1953, no. 54
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings, 1963, no. 29
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, Drawings, 1967, no. 34
Literature
Paul Klee Stiftung (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue Raisonné 1931-1933, Bern, 2001, vol. VI, no. 5986, illustrated p. 283
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is glued down to the artist's mount along all four edges; the glue is slightly visible on the verso. There is a quarter-inch tear along the top edge near the top left corner as well as a small crease at the lower right. There is minor surface dirt to the bottom left corner near the signature and a tiny stain to the right of the figures at the bottom left. Overall this work is in very 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."