6184 of 815 lots
6184A
Work on paper, Gustav Klimt
Estimate:
$25,000 - $35,000
Sold
$23,000
Live Auction
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ARTIST
Gustav Klimt
Description
Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918), "Im Lehnstuhl sitzernd von vorne, beide Unteratme aufgestutzt" (Adele Bloch-Bauer), 1903, black chalk on paper, signed lower right, sheet: 17.75"h x 12.5"w, overall (with frame): 24.5"h x 19.25"w; Literature: Alice Strobol, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen, 1878-1903, Vol. I, Salzburg 1980, No. 1085, p. 308, illustrated p. 309. Provenance: Purchased at Richard L. Fox Fine and Applied art books, prints and drawings (New York, NY) in 1960. Authenticated by expert Mr. Johannes Dobai of Zurich in the private collection of Jerome Snyder, art director of Sports Illustrated and commercial artist. Note: Copy of the original receipt accompanies this lot.