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Lot 291
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Traum einer Dame (Dream of a Lady)
Closed28 February 2019
Price Realised
GBP 37,500
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Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Traum einer Dame (Dream of a Lady)
signed and dated '28 1/12 Klee' (lower left) and inscribed 'Traum einer Dame' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
11 7/8 x 18 in. (30.3 x 45.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1928
Traum einer Dame (Dream of a Lady)
signed and dated '28 1/12 Klee' (lower left) and inscribed 'Traum einer Dame' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
11 7/8 x 18 in. (30.3 x 45.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1928
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Traum einer Dame (Dream of a Lady)
signed and dated '28 1/12 Klee' (lower left) and inscribed 'Traum einer Dame' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
11 7/8 x 18 in. (30.3 x 45.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1928
Traum einer Dame (Dream of a Lady)
signed and dated '28 1/12 Klee' (lower left) and inscribed 'Traum einer Dame' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
11 7/8 x 18 in. (30.3 x 45.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1928
Lily Klee, Bern, by descent from the artist in 1940.
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, by 1946.
Gustav Kahnweiler, London, by whom acquired in 1950.
Mayor Gallery, London.
Maurice d'Arquian, Brussels, by whom acquired in 1951.
Galerie Berggruen, Paris.
Marc Withofs, Brussels.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1969, lot 284.
Carl Djerassi, San Francisco, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by whom acquired in 1970.
The Piccadilly Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1980s.
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, by 1946.
Gustav Kahnweiler, London, by whom acquired in 1950.
Mayor Gallery, London.
Maurice d'Arquian, Brussels, by whom acquired in 1951.
Galerie Berggruen, Paris.
Marc Withofs, Brussels.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1969, lot 284.
Carl Djerassi, San Francisco, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by whom acquired in 1970.
The Piccadilly Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the late 1980s.
W. Grohmann, Paul Klee Handzeichnungen, vol. II, 1921-1930, Berlin, 1934, no. 18, pp. 25 & 31.
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. V, 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, no. 4559, p. 177 (illustrated).
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. V, 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, no. 4559, p. 177 (illustrated).
London, The Mayor Gallery, Paul Klee Exhibition, June 1950, no. 43.
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Paul Klee, October 2000 - January 2001, no. 127, p. 169 (illustrated pl. 127).
Lugano, Museo d'Arte Città di Lugano, Klee-Melotti, March - June 2013, no. 81, p. 366 (illustrated p. 238).
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Paul Klee, October 2000 - January 2001, no. 127, p. 169 (illustrated pl. 127).
Lugano, Museo d'Arte Città di Lugano, Klee-Melotti, March - June 2013, no. 81, p. 366 (illustrated p. 238).
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