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Paul Klee
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Beschwingter Tanz (Lively dance)
- signed Klee (lower right), titled Beschwingter Tanz, dated 1930 and inscribed T.2 (on the artist's mount)
- pencil and coloured crayons on paper laid down on artist's mount
- image size: 33.5 by 21cm., 13 1/4 by 8 1/4 in.
- mount size: 61.5 by 47.5cm., 24 1/4 by 18 5/8 in.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist (until 1936)
Sale: Christie’s, London, 4th December 1973, lot 101
Private Collection, Japan
Sale: Christie’s, London, 4th December 1973, lot 101
Private Collection, Japan
Exhibited
Bern, Kunsthalle, Paul Klee, 1935, no. 169
Lucerne, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, 1936, no. 152
Lucerne, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, 1936, no. 152
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen 1921-30, Berlin, 1934, no. 33
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 2001, vol. V, no. 5208, illustrated p. 466
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 2001, vol. V, no. 5208, illustrated p. 466
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down and supported in the frame by the overmount and backing board. The right edge is unevenly cut. The sheet is time stained and there are paper remnants intermittently along the artist's mount from previous mounting, not visible when framed. There is a tear (approx. 1.5cm. long) to the left part of the lower edge of the artist's mount, a smaller tear (approx. 3mm long) to the centre of the upper edge of the artist's mount and a few further small nicks along the extreme right edge. The sheet is slightly undulating with some light studio dirt around the edges of the mount. This work is in overall good condition and might benefit from a clean.
"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."