Lot 358
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Paul Kleinschmidt

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul Kleinschmidt
  • Schuhe Bindende Ballerina (Ballerina binding her shoes)
  • Signed P.Kl and dated 6.VI.38 (toward center right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 55 by 39 3/8 in.
  • 139.7 by 100 cm

Provenance

Erich Cohn, New York (acquired from the artist in 1938)
Richard A. Cohn, New York
Rolf Deyhle, Stuttgart
Sale: Villa Grisebach Auktionen GmbH, Berlin, May 27, 2006, lot 251
Private Collection, Germany (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 6, 2010, lot 0368)
Acquired at the above sale

Condition

Scattered cracks and crackling with some areas of lifting in lower and upper left; scattered small losses of paint at edges/corners; pinpoint sized loss of paint at approximately 5" from left and 16.5" from bottom.
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