Mann und Frau einander gegenübergestellt

Details

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Mann und Frau einander gegenübergestellt
with the Nachlass inscription by Hermine Klimt 'Nachlass meines Bruders Gustav Hermine Klimt' (lower left)
pencil on simili Japan paper
14½ x 22 in. (37.1 x 56 cm.)
Drawn in 1907-1908

Provenance

Acquired by the mother of the present owner in the 1950s.

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Lot Essay

Dr Marian Bisanz-Pracken has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in the forthcoming addition to the Klimt catalogue raisonné.
This drawing is a rediscovered variation of number 1808 in A. Strobl, Gustav Klimt. Die Zeichnungen, 1904-1912, vol. II, Salzburg, 1982 (illustrated p. 181). Drawn in 1907-1908, it is one of the preparatories studies for The Kiss, for the Stoclet Frieze.

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