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Paul Klee
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Kinder und Abstractes (Children and Abstractions)
- Signed Klee (center left); dated 1938, numbered E20 and titled (on the artist's mount)
- Gouache and ink on paper mounted on card
- Sheet: 6 7/8 by 10 7/8 in.; 17.5 by 27.6 cm
- Mount: 13 1/2 by 16 1/2 in.; 34.3 by 41.2 cm
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern
Klee-Geseelschaft, Bern (acquired in 1946)
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired by 1948)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above circa 1951)
Thence by descent
Klee-Geseelschaft, Bern (acquired in 1946)
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery), Berlin & New York (acquired by 1948)
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above circa 1951)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee, 1948, no. 49
Literature
James Smith Pierce, "Pictographs, Ideograms and Alphabets in the Work of Paul Klee" in Journal of Typographic Research, vol. I, no. 3, July 1967, p. 229
Max Huggler, Paul Klee, Die Malerei als Blick in den Kosmos, Frauenfeld & Stuttgart, 1969, p. 188
James Smith Pierce, Paul Klee and Primitive Art, New York, 1976, p. 145
Tilman Osterwold, Paul Klee, Ein Kind träumt sich (exhibition catalogue), Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, 1979, illustrated n.p.
Tilman Osterwold, "Paul Klee. Vom Vorbildlichen zum Urbildlichen" in Vom Klang der Bilder, Die Musik in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts (exhibition catalogue), Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Salzburg, 1986, illustrated n.p.
Tilman Osterwold, Paul Klee. Spätwerk (exhibition catalogue), Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart & Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, 1990, p. 50
Young-Jou Kang, La Problematique du signe dans les oeuvres de Paul Klee, Paris, 1994, illustrated p. 326f
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. VII, Bern, 2002, no. 7261, illustrated p. 348
Max Huggler, Paul Klee, Die Malerei als Blick in den Kosmos, Frauenfeld & Stuttgart, 1969, p. 188
James Smith Pierce, Paul Klee and Primitive Art, New York, 1976, p. 145
Tilman Osterwold, Paul Klee, Ein Kind träumt sich (exhibition catalogue), Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, 1979, illustrated n.p.
Tilman Osterwold, "Paul Klee. Vom Vorbildlichen zum Urbildlichen" in Vom Klang der Bilder, Die Musik in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts (exhibition catalogue), Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Salzburg, 1986, illustrated n.p.
Tilman Osterwold, Paul Klee. Spätwerk (exhibition catalogue), Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart & Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, 1990, p. 50
Young-Jou Kang, La Problematique du signe dans les oeuvres de Paul Klee, Paris, 1994, illustrated p. 326f
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. VII, Bern, 2002, no. 7261, illustrated p. 348
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on the artist's mount and taped to the backing board at the centre of the upper edge. The sheet is gently undulating in places with some associated creases due to the application of medium and intrinsic laying down process. There is a minor flattened crease with a minor tear to the centre of the upper edge of the sheet. There is some light mount staining to the extreme edges of the mount. 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.
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.