Lot Essay
This drawing is a preparatory study for Klimt's Wasserschlangen (Freundinnen) I of circa 1904-1907 (N.&D.139) now housed in the Österreichische Galerie, Vienna.
Liegender Akt nach rechts, die Arme neben dem Körper
Details
Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
Liegender Akt nach rechts, die Arme neben dem Körper
with the Nachlass stamp (Lugt. 1575) (lower right)
pencil on paper
13¾ x 21 5/8in. (35 x 55cm.)
Executed circa 1904
Liegender Akt nach rechts, die Arme neben dem Körper
with the Nachlass stamp (Lugt. 1575) (lower right)
pencil on paper
13¾ x 21 5/8in. (35 x 55cm.)
Executed circa 1904
Provenance
The Artist's Estate.
Professor Welz, Salzburg, from whom purchased by the present owner in 1970.
Professor Welz, Salzburg, from whom purchased by the present owner in 1970.
Literature
A. Strobl, Gustav Klimt Die, Zeichnungen 1904 - 1912, vol. II, Salzburg, 1982, no. 1385 (illustrated p. 73).