Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Liegende Freundinnen (Reclining Girlfriends)

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Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918)

Liegende Freundinnen (Reclining Girlfriends)
Unsigned, faintly stamped "GUSTAV/KLIMT/NACHLASS" l.l., inscribed "23" on the reverse u.r. and "2" on the reverse l.r.
Pencil on paper, 14 5/8 x 22 1/4 in. (37.3 x 56.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Mat burn, toning, hinged to backing board with tape on reverse at lower corners, adhesive residue and tape remnants to upper corners, minor rippling and handling creases to all four corners, fox mark u.r.

Provenance: Ex collection Karlheinz Gabler, Frankfurt am Main, through to the collection of Carol J. Ferranti, New York; to the estate of Carol J. Ferranti, New York.

Literature: Alice Strobl, Gustav Klimt: Die Zeichnungen 1904-1912, vol. II (Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, 1982),p. 94, cat. no. 1487, illus.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

The sheet is a Japan paper. There is an irregular crease near the corner u.l. above the figures' knees about 4 inches long. The wavy line passing through the arms of the figures is created by the fibers in the paper. Framed dimensions: 19 1/2 x 27 1/4 in.


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