$29,520
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-19
