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PAUL KLEE | Gestirne und Sternbilder (Stars and Constellations)
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Paul Klee
- Gestirne und Sternbilder (Stars and Constellations)
- faintly signed Klee (upper right), dated 1919 and numbered 190 on the artist's mount
- pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
- image: 20.6 by 16.7cm., 8 1/8 by 6 1/2 in.
- artist's mount: 32 by 24.1cm., 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 in.
- Drawn in 1919.
Provenance
The Artist (until at least 1923)
Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart (sale: Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, 28th May 1957, lot 461)
Fritz Landwehr, Bopfingen (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection (by descent from the above by 1966; sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 26th June 1981, lot 103)
Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Germany (by descent from the above by 2005; sale: Christie's, London, 7th February 2013, lot 227)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart (sale: Kunstkabinett, Stuttgart, 28th May 1957, lot 461)
Fritz Landwehr, Bopfingen (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection (by descent from the above by 1966; sale: Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 26th June 1981, lot 103)
Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale)
Private Collection, Germany (by descent from the above by 2005; sale: Christie's, London, 7th February 2013, lot 227)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Kronprinzenpalais, Paul Klee, 1923, n.n.
Literature
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, 1919-1922, Bern, 1999, vol. III, no. 2254, illustrated p. 123
Christian Rümelin, 'Klees Umgang mit dem eigenen Œuvre', in Paul Klee. Jahre der Meisterschaft 1917-1933 (exhibition catalogue), Munich, 2001, mentioned p. 216
Christian Rümelin, 'Klees Umgang mit dem eigenen Œuvre', in Paul Klee. Jahre der Meisterschaft 1917-1933 (exhibition catalogue), Munich, 2001, mentioned p. 216
Condition
Executed on fibrous buff paper, laid down on the artist's mount; the mount is hinged with tape to the overmount in two places at the upper edge. There is some tape residue at the upper and lower edges of the artist's mount. The right edge of the sheet is slightly unevenly cut and there are some studio marks to the sheet. There is a small spot of loss to the paper surface towards the lower right corner. There is a vertical flattened crease (approx. 6cm. long) to the lower part of the left edge and a diagonal flattened crease to the upper left corner. This work is in overall very 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. 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."