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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Hygieia von vome mit herabfallendem Gewand
- Signed Gustav Klimt (lower right); stamped Sammlung B. Moser (lower left)
- Black chalk on paper
- 17 1/8 by 11 1/2 in.
- 43.5 by 29.2 cm
Provenance
Dr. Heinrich Rieger, Vienna
B. Moser, Vienna (sold: Dorotheum, Vienna, November 3-6, 1942, lot 317)
Historisches Museum, Vienna (acquired at the above sale)
Restituted to the heirs of Dr. Heinrich Rieger on June 21, 2005
B. Moser, Vienna (sold: Dorotheum, Vienna, November 3-6, 1942, lot 317)
Historisches Museum, Vienna (acquired at the above sale)
Restituted to the heirs of Dr. Heinrich Rieger on June 21, 2005
Exhibited
Vienna, Historisches Museum, Wiener Stilkunst um 1900. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle im Besitz des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, 1979, no. 121
Vienna, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien; Munich, Villa Stuck; Linz, Neue Galerie, Gustav Klimt. Zeichnungen aus amerikanischem Privatbesitz ausgewählt von Serge Sabarsky und aus Beständen des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, 1984-85, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue (incorrectly dated 1899)
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918, 1992, no. Z58, illustrated in the catalogue
Vienna, Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien; Munich, Villa Stuck; Linz, Neue Galerie, Gustav Klimt. Zeichnungen aus amerikanischem Privatbesitz ausgewählt von Serge Sabarsky und aus Beständen des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien, 1984-85, no. 30, illustrated in the catalogue (incorrectly dated 1899)
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Gustav Klimt, 1862-1918, 1992, no. Z58, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Fritz Novotny & Johannes Dobai, Gustav Klimt, Salzburg, 1975, p. 318
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, vol. I, Salzburg, 1980, no. 558, illustrated p. 181
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1878-1903, vol. I, Salzburg, 1980, no. 558, illustrated p. 181
Condition
Work is in good condition. Executed on buff colored wove paper. hinged to mount at upper edge. Paper has large fibers visible throughout which are inherent to the sheet and there are scattered creases which may also be inherent to the paper. There is a nail-head size area of light surface abrasion in to the right of center just above the bottom edge and a small pinhole loss just to left of center 4-5 inches above lower edge. Otherwise fine. There is also a museum stamp on the verso.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a preparatory study for the ceiling panel Die Medizin, originally conceived for the faculty of Vienna Medicine and later destroyed. The painting depicted Hygieia, the goddess of health in Greek mythology.