Entwurf zu einem Theatervorhang

Details

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Entwurf zu einem Theatervorhang
oil on canvas
20 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (53 x 42.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1883-1885

Provenance

Alfred Stix, Vienna.
Galleria del Levante, Milan, by 1967.
Galleria Galatea, Turin (no. 1022).
Probably acquired from the above by the father of the present owner, and thence by descent.

Literature

F. Novotny & J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt, Salzburg, 1975, no. 28, p. 285.
Exh. cat., Gustav Klimt, Vienna, 1984, no. 3 (illustrated p. 38).

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Lot Essay

We are very thankful to Dr Alfred Weidinger who has confirmed the authenticity of this work after examination of the original. He will include this work as number 57a in the new edition of the Gustav Klimt catalogue raisonné.

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