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Gustav Klimt
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Gustav Klimt
- Freundinnen (Girlfriends)
- Faintly stamped Gustav Kilmt Nachlass (lower right)
- Pencil on paper
- 17 7/8 by 12 1/4 in.
- 45.4 by 31.1 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, June 6-7, 1968, lot 955
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, June 6-8, 1974, lot 990
Sale: Auktionshaus Stahl, Hamburg, November 26, 2011, lot 231
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, November 25, 2014, lot 12
Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)
A gift from the above
Sale: Karl & Faber, Munich, June 6-7, 1968, lot 955
Sale: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, June 6-8, 1974, lot 990
Sale: Auktionshaus Stahl, Hamburg, November 26, 2011, lot 231
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: im Kinsky, Vienna, November 25, 2014, lot 12
Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)
A gift from the above
Literature
Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1912-1918, vol. III, Salzburg, 1982, no. 2827, illustrated p. 175
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper. The sheet is t-hinged to a mat at upper corners on the verso. There are mat stains along the perimeter of the sheet, 2 inches in width along the right and bottom edges and roughly 1 cm wide on the left and top edges. There are a few pindot fox marks, mostly around the figure's face. Otherwise fine. This work is in good condition.
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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a study for the oil painting Die Freundinnen from 1917, which was destroyed in 1945.