Live Auction 18341Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Lot 187

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)

Sitzend von vorne

Closed6 February 2020

Price Realised

GBP 56,250

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Sitzend von vorne
crayon on paper
17 5/8 x 12 ½ in. (44.7 x 31.9 cm.)
Drawn in 1903

(possibly) Galerie Würthle, Vienna.
Private collection, Italy, by whom acquired in the 1970s.
Acquired form the above by the present owner.

Specialist note


Dr. Marian Bisanz-Prakken will include this work in the forthcoming supplement volume of the catalogue raisonné of drawings by Gustav Klimt.

The present drawing is a study for Klimt's iconic portrait painting Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907, Neue Galerie, New York.