Zwei liegende Mädchen

Details

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Zwei liegende Mädchen
with the Nachlass stamp (lower left; faded)
pencil on simili Japan paper
12 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (31.7 x 57 cm.)
Drawn circa 1905-1906

Provenance

Mr Mario Tazzoli.
Private collection, by whom acquired from the above in the 1960s; his sale, Christie's, London, 5 February 2008, lot 552.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Dr Marian Bisanz-Prakken has confirmed the authenticity of this work, which will be included in her forthcoming addition to the Klimt Catalogue raisonné.

The present drawing probably belongs to the group of studies which Klimt made for Wasserschlangen II. These studies (Strobl nos. 1510-1518) have been dated by Alice Strobl 1905-1906.

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