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Paul Klee
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Zeichnung Zum Gelben Hafen (Drawing for Yellow Harbor)
- Dated 1921/36, titled and numbered 21/26 (on the artist's mount)
- Pen and ink on paper mounted on card
- Sheet: 7 7/8 by 11 3/8 in.; 20 by 28.9 cm
- Mount: 9 1/4 by 12 1/2 in.; 23.5 by 31.7 cm
Provenance
Alexej von Jawlensky, Wiesbaden (acquired by 1941)
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York
Heinz Berggruen, Paris & Berlin
Acquired from the above circa 1987
Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York
Heinz Berggruen, Paris & Berlin
Acquired from the above circa 1987
Exhibited
Munich, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Paul Klee. Das Frühwerk 1883-1922, 1979-80, no. 442, illustrated in the catalogue
Mexico City, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Paul Klee. Selección de sesenta obras. The Berggruen Klee Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989-90, no. 29, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Mexico City, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Paul Klee. Selección de sesenta obras. The Berggruen Klee Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989-90, no. 29, illustrated in color in the catalogue
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam & Berlin, 1934, no. 3
Sabine Rewald, Paul Klee. The Berggruen Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, illustrated p. 137
The Blue Four. Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, and Klee in the New World (exhibition catalogue), Kunstmuseum Bern & Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, 1997-98, illustrated p. 95
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné, 1919-1922, vol. III, Bern, 1999, no. 2627, illustrated p. 271
Sabine Rewald, Paul Klee. The Berggruen Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, illustrated p. 137
The Blue Four. Feininger, Jawlensky, Kandinsky, and Klee in the New World (exhibition catalogue), Kunstmuseum Bern & Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, 1997-98, illustrated p. 95
The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Bern, eds., Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné, 1919-1922, vol. III, Bern, 1999, no. 2627, illustrated p. 271
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper mounted on artist's card. The card is t-hinged to a mount at two places along top edge on verso. Top and left edges are deckled, right and bottom edges are cut. Sheet is slightly time darkened and there are a few scattered studio stains. Artist pinholes at upper corners. One tiny puncture to the sheet two inches down from center edge and 4 3/4 inches in from left edge. A few tiny spots of foxing are present in the sheet but barely visible. This work is in good condition.
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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.