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Paul Klee
Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Spitzes Wort und Fäuste (Pointed Word and Fists)
- signed Klee (centre right); dated 1925, numbered U zwei and titled on the artist's mount
- pen and ink on paper mounted on paper
- image size: 29.2 by 11cm., 11 1/2 by 4 3/8 in.
- mount size : 50.3 by 30cm., 19 3/4 by 11 3/4 in.
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (the artist's wife, by descent from the artist)
Klee Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York (acquired from the above in 1949)
Gertrude Lenart Bernoudy, St. Louis (acquired from the above in 1954; sale: Christie’s, New York, 10th November 1994, lot 411)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Klee Gesellschaft, Bern (acquired from the above in 1946)
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York (acquired from the above in 1949)
Gertrude Lenart Bernoudy, St. Louis (acquired from the above in 1954; sale: Christie’s, New York, 10th November 1994, lot 411)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Paul Klee, 1950, no. 43
Louisville, J. B. Speed Art Museum, New York, Museum of Modern Art (& travelling in America), Paul Klee Drawings: 1908-1940, 1952, no. 22
London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee; The Collection of Curt Valentin, 1953, no. 22
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, 1954, no. 22
Louisville, J. B. Speed Art Museum, New York, Museum of Modern Art (& travelling in America), Paul Klee Drawings: 1908-1940, 1952, no. 22
London, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Fifty Drawings by Paul Klee; The Collection of Curt Valentin, 1953, no. 22
Hannover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Paul Klee, Max Beckmann, 1954, no. 22
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Berlin, 1934, no. 79
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1923-1926, London, 2000, vol. IV, no. 202, illustrated p. 377
Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1923-1926, London, 2000, vol. IV, no. 202, illustrated p. 377
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on cream laid paper and mounted by the artist. This work is floating in the mount. The edges are slightly unevenly cut and the right and lower edges of the sheet on which the image is laid down are deckled. The sheets are lightly time-stained and there is an old mat stain as well as some tiny spots of foxing in places. The mount is inscribed OU in pencil in the lower right corner and there is a further pencil inscription on the left upper edge of the middle sheet. There is a faint water mark to the same sheet at the lower right of the image. There is a minor tear to the centre of the lower edge of middle sheet (approx. 8mm). There are some minor dents to the upper part of the artist's mount, not visible when framed. This work is in overall good condition.
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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."