Live Auction 1902Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Lot 200

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)

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Closed7 November 2007

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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
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black chalk on paper
17 3/8 x 12¼ in. (41.4 x 31.1 cm.)
Drawn in 1901

Rudolph Zimpel, Vienna.
Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 27 October 2005, lot 25.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work is a study for Klimt's portrait of Rose von Rosthorn-Friedmann, a Viennese aristrocrat who was renowned not only for her ethereal beauty but her extreme intelligence.

(fig. 1) Gustav Klimt, Bildnis Rose von Rosthorn-Friedmann, 1900-1901. Location unknown. BARCODE: 25011128