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Paul Klee
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Knappe Schilderung eines Passüberganges (Brief Description of a Mountain Pass)
- Signed Klee (lower right); dated 1924, numbered 165 and titled (on the artist's mount)
- Watercolor, gouache and pen and ink on paper mounted on card
- Sheet: 6 3/4 by 5 3/8 in.; 17.1 by 13.6 cm
- Mount: 9 3/4 by 7 1/2 in.; 24.7 by 19 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Bern
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired from the above circa 1953)
R.F. Windfohr, Fort Worth (acquired by 1954)
Anne Burnett Tandy, Fort Worth (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 570)
Brett Mitchell, Cleveland, Ohio (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Detroit (acquired from the above in 1982)
Acquired from the above
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired from the above circa 1953)
R.F. Windfohr, Fort Worth (acquired by 1954)
Anne Burnett Tandy, Fort Worth (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, November 6, 1981, lot 570)
Brett Mitchell, Cleveland, Ohio (acquired at the above sale)
Private Collection, Detroit (acquired from the above in 1982)
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
Munich, Galerie Neue Kunst Hans Goltz, Paul Klee Gesamtausstellung 1920-1925, 1925, no. 161
Literature
Wolfgang Kersten & Osamu Okuda, Paul Klee. Im Zeichen der Teilung (exhibition catalogue), Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf & Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, 1995, illustrated p. 351
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1923-1926, vol. IV, Bern, 2000, no. 3537, illustrated p. 234
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1923-1926, vol. IV, Bern, 2000, no. 3537, illustrated p. 234
Condition
This work is in very good condition. The colors are bright and fresh. There is some slight staining to the artist's mount, otherwise fine.
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.