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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- BRUSTBILD EINER DAME VON VORNE (PORTRAIT OF A LADY, FRONTAL VIEW)
- signed Gustav Klimt (upper right)
- pencil and coloured crayons on paper
- 48.5 by 32cm.
- 19 1/8 by 12 5/8 in.
Provenance
Leo Hirsch, Vienna
Sale: Kunstauktion Albert Kende, Vienna, 7th November 1927, lot 124
Private Collection, Vienna
Private Collection, Austria (by descent from the above circa 1990. Sold: Sotheby's, London, 5th February 2008, lot 25)
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, Nachtrag 1878-1918, Salzburg, 1989, no. 3712, illustrated p. 203
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount along the reverse of all four edges. There is a very light 1.5cm. diagonal crease in the upper right corner. Apart from a small area of rubbing to the sheet below the left eye and some light handling creases, this work is in good condition.
Colours: In comparison with the printed catalogue illustration, the paper tone is slightly warmer and more uniform in the original.
"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."
Catalogue Note
Executed in 1917, Brustbild einer Dame von vorne is one of the finest examples of Klimt's studies for his painting Freundinnen II (Weidinger no. 236) from 1916-17, which was destroyed in a fire in 1945. The present work depicts an elegant lady in a fashionable fur coat, her head contemplatively resting on her right hand, a wonderful representation of Viennese society of this epoch.