Lot 3224* - Z39 Impressionist & Modern Art - Friday, 04. December 2015, 04.00 PM
KLEE, PAUL
(Münchenbuchsee/Bern 1879 - 1940 Muralto)
Betrachtung der Distelblüte. 1918.
Watercolour and pen on paper on cardboard.
Inscribed on the cardboard lower left: 1918 86 Distelblüte.
27.7 x 15.7 cm.
The authenticity of the work was confirmed by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, 23 November 2007. Provenance: - Hans Stocker, Basel (until 1981). - Galerie Beyeler, Basel (1981-1982). - Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York (1982-1986). - The Galerie St. Etienne, New York (1985). - Jacques Hachuel. - Private collection, Italy. - Private collection, Switzerland. - Private collection, Germany. Exhibitions: - Berlin 1919, Paul Klee, Johannes Mahlzahn, Kurt Schwitters. 70. Ausstellung Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin, January 1919, no. 20 (of 30 works). - Stuttgart 1920, Der Sturm und Üecht-Gruppe. 2. Herbstschau Neuer Kunst, Kunstgebäude, Stuttgart 1920. - New York 1984, The Blue Four, Leonard Hutton Galleries, no. 55 (with ill.). Literature: Paul Klee Stiftung. Catalogue Raisonné Paul Klee. Berne 1991, vol. 2, no. 1933 (with ill.).
CHF 150 000 / 200 000 | (€ 154 640 / 206 190)
Sold for CHF 132 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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