PAUL KLEE (1879-1940) Bern mit d. 2 Nydeckbrücken (Executed in 1911)
PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Bern mit d. 2 Nydeckbrücken
signed 'Klee' (lower centre), inscribed 'Bern mit d. 2 Nydeckbrücken' (lower left) and further inscribed and dated '1911 17' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper laid down on paper
20.1 x 26.5cm (7 15/16 x 10 7/16in). (sheet size)
9.4 x 17.8cm (3 11/16 x 7in). (image size)
Executed in 1911
Footnotes:
Provenance
Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Munich (acquired directly from the artist in August 1920).
Herbert & Elsa Cramer Collection, Sydney (acquired in Frankfurt in 1922).
Private collection (by descent from the above).
Private collection, Australia (by descent from the above).
Exhibited
Munich, Moderne Galerie Thannhauser, June 1911.
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, Roland Anheisser, Hans Widmer, 31 August - 24 September 1911.
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger: Gemälde, Graphik, XXIX. Sonder-Ausstellung, 30 November 1919 - 1 January 1920, no. 88.
Munich, Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Paul Klee, May - June 1920, no. 274.
Literature
L. Zahn, Paul Klee, Leben, Werk, Geist, Potsdam, 1920, p. 11 (illustrated p. 43).
The Paul Klee Foundation (eds.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Vol. I, 1883-1912, Bern, 1998, no. 613 (illustrated p. 370).
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Condition
The sheet has been examined within the frame.There is some slight wear to the upper corners and to the lower left corner of the sheet. A repaired tear (approx. 2.4cm) to the lower centre edge of the sheet with an associated tiny paper loss and discreet handling crease. The sheet has darkened within a historic mount. There are small scattered spots of foxing visible.In our opinion, the work is in overall good condition.
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PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Bern mit d. 2 Nydeckbrücken
signed 'Klee' (lower centre), inscribed 'Bern mit d. 2 Nydeckbrücken' (lower left) and further inscribed and dated '1911 17' (lower right)
pen and ink on paper laid down on paper
20.1 x 26.5cm (7 15/16 x 10 7/16in). (sheet size)
9.4 x 17.8cm (3 11/16 x 7in). (image size)
Executed in 1911
Footnotes:
Provenance
Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Munich (acquired directly from the artist in August 1920).
Herbert & Elsa Cramer Collection, Sydney (acquired in Frankfurt in 1922).
Private collection (by descent from the above).
Private collection, Australia (by descent from the above).
Exhibited
Munich, Moderne Galerie Thannhauser, June 1911.
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, Roland Anheisser, Hans Widmer, 31 August - 24 September 1911.
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger: Gemälde, Graphik, XXIX. Sonder-Ausstellung, 30 November 1919 - 1 January 1920, no. 88.
Munich, Galerie Neue Kunst (Hans Goltz), Paul Klee, May - June 1920, no. 274.
Literature
L. Zahn, Paul Klee, Leben, Werk, Geist, Potsdam, 1920, p. 11 (illustrated p. 43).
The Paul Klee Foundation (eds.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Vol. I, 1883-1912, Bern, 1998, no. 613 (illustrated p. 370).
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
The sheet has been examined within the frame.There is some slight wear to the upper corners and to the lower left corner of the sheet. A repaired tear (approx. 2.4cm) to the lower centre edge of the sheet with an associated tiny paper loss and discreet handling crease. The sheet has darkened within a historic mount. There are small scattered spots of foxing visible.In our opinion, the work is in overall good condition.
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