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Paul Klee
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Aeolsharfe (Aeolian harp)
- signed Klee (lower left); dated 1922, numbered 89 S. Cl. and titled on the artist's mount
- watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image size: 9.9 by 20.9cm., 3 7/8 by 8 1/2 in.
- mount size: 18.5 by 27cm., 7 1/4 by 10 5/8 in.
Provenance
Anderson Galleries, New York
Lily Klee, Bern (acquired in 1940)
Galerie Hans Ulrich Gasser, Zurich (acquired from the above in 1945)
Erna & Curt Burgauer, Küsnacht, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 1945; sale: Christie's, London, 26th June 1996, lot 251)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Lily Klee, Bern (acquired in 1940)
Galerie Hans Ulrich Gasser, Zurich (acquired from the above in 1945)
Erna & Curt Burgauer, Küsnacht, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 1945; sale: Christie's, London, 26th June 1996, lot 251)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Exhibited
Munich, Galerie Hans Goltz, Paul Klee, Zweite Gesamtausstellung, 1925, no. 66
Winterthur, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, 1952, no. 35
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Ausstellung Paul Klee, 1956, no. 478
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Paul Klee, Traces of Memory, 1998, no. 9, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paul Klee, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie, Paul Klee. Traces de la mémoire, 1998-99, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 155, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 168, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 165, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 151, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Analogias Musicales. Kandinsky y sus contemporaneos, 2003, no. 190, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, Paul Klee. Melodie und Rhythmus, 2006, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 161, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Winterthur, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, 1952, no. 35
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Ausstellung Paul Klee, 1956, no. 478
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery, Paul Klee, Traces of Memory, 1998, no. 9, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paul Klee, 1998, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Geneva, Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie, Paul Klee. Traces de la mémoire, 1998-99, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin & Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Linie, Licht und Schatten. Meisterzeichnungen und Skulpturen der Sammlung Jan und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 1999, no. 155, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Venice, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The Timeless Eye. Master Drawings from the Jan and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, 1999, no. 168, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Miradas sin Tiempo. Dibujos, Pinturas y Esculturas de la Coleccion Jan y Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2000, no. 165, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, La passion du dessin. Collection Jan et Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2002, no. 151, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Analogias Musicales. Kandinsky y sus contemporaneos, 2003, no. 190, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Bern, Zentrum Paul Klee, Paul Klee. Melodie und Rhythmus, 2006, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Das Ewige Auge - Von Rembrandt bis Picasso. Meisterwerke der Sammlung Jan Krugier und Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski, 2007, no. 161, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Literature
Paul Klee, Oeuvre-Katalog, 1922, no. 89
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1926, illustrated p. 431
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1928, illustrated p. 420
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1931, illustrated p. 535
Paul Schultze-Naumburg, Kampf um die Kunst, Munich, 1932, illustrated p. 37
Willy Rotzler & Curt Burgauer, Das lebenslängliche Interview. Die Sammlung Erna und Curt Burgauer, St. Gallern, 1970, no. 66
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné 1919-1922, Bern, 1999, vol. III, no. 2913, illustrated p. 415
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1926, illustrated p. 431
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1928, illustrated p. 420
Carl Einstein, Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte, Bd. 16, 1931, illustrated p. 535
Paul Schultze-Naumburg, Kampf um die Kunst, Munich, 1932, illustrated p. 37
Willy Rotzler & Curt Burgauer, Das lebenslängliche Interview. Die Sammlung Erna und Curt Burgauer, St. Gallern, 1970, no. 66
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné 1919-1922, Bern, 1999, vol. III, no. 2913, illustrated p. 415
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on the artist's mount, and taped in two places along the upper edge. The sheet is slightly time stained and there are a few spots of foxing along the upper left edge (not visible when framed), and a few tiny spots of foxing to the lower right corner. There is some mount staining to all four edges. This work is in overall 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."