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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
GUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918)
Litzlbergkeller
Details
GUSTAV KLIMT (1862-1918)
Litzlbergkeller
signed 'GUSTAV KLIMT' (lower left)
oil on canvas
43 ½ x 43 ½ in. (110.5 x 110.5 cm.)
Painted in 1915-1916
Litzlbergkeller
signed 'GUSTAV KLIMT' (lower left)
oil on canvas
43 ½ x 43 ½ in. (110.5 x 110.5 cm.)
Painted in 1915-1916
Provenance
Otto and Eugenia Primavesi, Vienna (acquired from the artist, May 1916, until 1926).
Hugo Bernatzik, Vienna (acquired from or possibly managed for the Primavesi family, by 1927).
Kurt and Christine Wieser, Vienna (circa 1930s, by at least 1938, until at least December 1962).
Serge Sabarsky, New York (by 1989); Estate sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 May 1997, lot 43 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Hugo Bernatzik, Vienna (acquired from or possibly managed for the Primavesi family, by 1927).
Kurt and Christine Wieser, Vienna (circa 1930s, by at least 1938, until at least December 1962).
Serge Sabarsky, New York (by 1989); Estate sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 May 1997, lot 43 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Literature
Letter from G. Klimt to O. Primavesi, 26 April 1916.
Letter from G. Klimt to O. Primavesi, 3 May 1916.
Letter from G. Klimt to O. Primavesi, 31 May 1916.
F. Novotny, Hundert Jahre österreichischer Landschaftsmalerei, Vienna, 1948, pl. 12 (illustrated; titled Atterseelandschaft).
M.-J. Liechtenstein, “Gustav Klimt und seine oberösterreichischen Salzkammergutlandschaften” in Kunst in Österreich 1851-1951. Beiträge zur österreichischen Kunstgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Linz, 1951, pp. 115 and 123, no. 46 (titled Gasthof zwischen Litzlberg und Seewalchen am Attersee).
I. Hatle, Gustav Klimt, ein Wiener Maler des Jugendstils, Graz, 1955.
E. Pirchan, Gustav Klimt, Vienna, 1956, no. 108 (illustrated).
F. Novotny and J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt with a Catalogue Raisonné of his Paintings, Salzburg, 1967, pp. 362-363, no. 193, pl. 93 (illustrated).
M. Nebehay, Gustav Klimt: Dokumentation, Vienna, 1969, pp. 455 and 520, no. 573 (illustrated).
J. Dobai, L’opera completa di Klimt, Milan, 1972, p. 108, no. 179 (illustrated).
F. Novotny and J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt, Salzburg, 1975, pp. 361-362.
J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt: Die Landschaften, Salzburg, 1981, p. 124, pl. 44 (illustrated).
A. Wagner, Inselräume. Teschner, Klimt & Flöge am Attersee, Seewalchen, 1989, p. 58, fig. 69 (illustrated).
W.G. Fischer, Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge: An Artist and His Muse, New York, 1992, p. 151, no. 184 (illustrated).
C. Dean, Klimt, London, 1996, pp. 116-117, pl. 43 (illustrated).
A. Weidinger, Gegenwelten. Gustav Klimt: Künstlerleben im Fin de Siècle, Munich, 1996, pp. 96-97 (illustrated on the cover and again as a frontispiece).
A. Weidinger, “Natursehen am Attersee: Aspekte der Landschaftmalerei Gustav Klimts” in Parnass, vol. 17, 2000, pp. 4 and 59, note 56 (illustrated; titled Natursehen am Attersee).
T. Natter, Die Welt von Klimt: Schiele und Kokoschka, Cologne, 2003, pp. 84-85 (illustrated).
C. Klein, The Primavesi Family and the Wiener Werkstätte: Josef Hoffmann and Gustav Klimt as Friends and Artists, Vienna, 2006, pp. 32 and 35 (illustrated).
S. Koja, Gustav Klimt: Landscapes, Munich, 2006, pp. 116 and 217, no. 50 (illustrated; dated 1912-1916).
A. Weidinger, ed., Gustav Klimt, New York, 2007, pp. 299-300, no. 223 (illustrated).
R. Price, ed., Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections, exh. cat., Neue Gallerie, New York, 2007, p. 26 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings, Cologne, 2012, pp. 285, 353 and 627, no. 213 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: Sämtliche Gemälde, Cologne, 2012, pp. 345 and 571, no. 213 (illustrated).
T. Netter, F. Smola and P. Weinhäupl, eds., Klimt: Up Close and Personal, exh. cat., Leopold Museum, Vienna, 2012, pp. 71-73 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: Drawings and Paintings, New York, 2021, pp. 404, 406 and 475 (illustrated).
H.P. Wipplinger, ed., 20 Jahre Leopold Museum: 2001-2021, Vienna, 2021, p. 241, no. 5 (illustrated).
J. Staggs, ed., Klimt Landscapes, exh. cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2024, pp. 11 and 159, note 69 (illustrated).
Klimt Foundation, eds., Gustav Klimt Database (www.klimt-database.com/en/) (illustrated; accessed October 2026).
Letter from G. Klimt to O. Primavesi, 3 May 1916.
Letter from G. Klimt to O. Primavesi, 31 May 1916.
F. Novotny, Hundert Jahre österreichischer Landschaftsmalerei, Vienna, 1948, pl. 12 (illustrated; titled Atterseelandschaft).
M.-J. Liechtenstein, “Gustav Klimt und seine oberösterreichischen Salzkammergutlandschaften” in Kunst in Österreich 1851-1951. Beiträge zur österreichischen Kunstgeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Linz, 1951, pp. 115 and 123, no. 46 (titled Gasthof zwischen Litzlberg und Seewalchen am Attersee).
I. Hatle, Gustav Klimt, ein Wiener Maler des Jugendstils, Graz, 1955.
E. Pirchan, Gustav Klimt, Vienna, 1956, no. 108 (illustrated).
F. Novotny and J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt with a Catalogue Raisonné of his Paintings, Salzburg, 1967, pp. 362-363, no. 193, pl. 93 (illustrated).
M. Nebehay, Gustav Klimt: Dokumentation, Vienna, 1969, pp. 455 and 520, no. 573 (illustrated).
J. Dobai, L’opera completa di Klimt, Milan, 1972, p. 108, no. 179 (illustrated).
F. Novotny and J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt, Salzburg, 1975, pp. 361-362.
J. Dobai, Gustav Klimt: Die Landschaften, Salzburg, 1981, p. 124, pl. 44 (illustrated).
A. Wagner, Inselräume. Teschner, Klimt & Flöge am Attersee, Seewalchen, 1989, p. 58, fig. 69 (illustrated).
W.G. Fischer, Gustav Klimt and Emilie Flöge: An Artist and His Muse, New York, 1992, p. 151, no. 184 (illustrated).
C. Dean, Klimt, London, 1996, pp. 116-117, pl. 43 (illustrated).
A. Weidinger, Gegenwelten. Gustav Klimt: Künstlerleben im Fin de Siècle, Munich, 1996, pp. 96-97 (illustrated on the cover and again as a frontispiece).
A. Weidinger, “Natursehen am Attersee: Aspekte der Landschaftmalerei Gustav Klimts” in Parnass, vol. 17, 2000, pp. 4 and 59, note 56 (illustrated; titled Natursehen am Attersee).
T. Natter, Die Welt von Klimt: Schiele und Kokoschka, Cologne, 2003, pp. 84-85 (illustrated).
C. Klein, The Primavesi Family and the Wiener Werkstätte: Josef Hoffmann and Gustav Klimt as Friends and Artists, Vienna, 2006, pp. 32 and 35 (illustrated).
S. Koja, Gustav Klimt: Landscapes, Munich, 2006, pp. 116 and 217, no. 50 (illustrated; dated 1912-1916).
A. Weidinger, ed., Gustav Klimt, New York, 2007, pp. 299-300, no. 223 (illustrated).
R. Price, ed., Gustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections, exh. cat., Neue Gallerie, New York, 2007, p. 26 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: The Complete Paintings, Cologne, 2012, pp. 285, 353 and 627, no. 213 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: Sämtliche Gemälde, Cologne, 2012, pp. 345 and 571, no. 213 (illustrated).
T. Netter, F. Smola and P. Weinhäupl, eds., Klimt: Up Close and Personal, exh. cat., Leopold Museum, Vienna, 2012, pp. 71-73 (illustrated).
T. Natter, ed., Gustav Klimt: Drawings and Paintings, New York, 2021, pp. 404, 406 and 475 (illustrated).
H.P. Wipplinger, ed., 20 Jahre Leopold Museum: 2001-2021, Vienna, 2021, p. 241, no. 5 (illustrated).
J. Staggs, ed., Klimt Landscapes, exh. cat., Neue Galerie, New York, 2024, pp. 11 and 159, note 69 (illustrated).
Klimt Foundation, eds., Gustav Klimt Database (www.klimt-database.com/en/) (illustrated; accessed October 2026).
Exhibited
Stuttgart, Kunsthaus Schaller, Von Klimt bis Kokoschka, August-September 1927 (titled Kammer am Attersee).
(possibly) Vienna, Neue Galerie, Ausstellung Gustav Klimt, Bruno Lauterbach, March-April 1928 (titled Haus am Weiher).
(possibly) Secession Vienna, Klimt-Gedächtnisausstellung, XCIX. Ausstellung der Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Wiener Secession, June-July 1928.
Vienna, Ausstellungshaus Friedrichstraße, Gustav Klimt Ausstellung, February-March 1943, p. 6, no. 2 (titled Gasthof zwischen Litzlberg und Seewalchen am Attersee).
Vienna, Akademie der bildenden Künste, Österreichische Landschaftsmalerei von Schindler bis Klimt, June-July 1955, p. 32, no. 143 (titled Der Gasthof Lizelberger-Keller am Attersee).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, 1959 (on loan).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, 29 Gemälde von Gustav Klimt, October-December 1962, no. 25.
Vienna, Künstlerhaus, Wien um 1900, June-August 1964, p. 11, no. 54.
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Gustav Klimt, September-December 1987, pp. 74 and 169, no. 31 (illustrated).
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Gustav Klimt, November 1991-March 1992, pp. 128-129, no. 31 (illustrated).
Kraców, Palac Sztuki, Gustav Klimt, June-July 1992.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Gustav Klimt, September-December 1992, pp. 54 and 174-175, no. G52 (illustrated).
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka, May-August 1995 (illustrated).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Gustav Klimt: Landscape, October 2002-February 2003, pp. 132, 166 and 217, no. 50 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, Gustav Klimt: Jahrhundertkünstler, June-November 2018, pp. 132-133 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, Vienna 1900: Birth of Modernism, March 2019, p. 250 (illustrated).
Attersee, Gustav Klimt-Zentrum, Gustav Klimt: Florale Welten, June-July 2019, pp. 42-43 and 136-137, no. 61 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, 2018-2025 (on long term loan).
(possibly) Vienna, Neue Galerie, Ausstellung Gustav Klimt, Bruno Lauterbach, March-April 1928 (titled Haus am Weiher).
(possibly) Secession Vienna, Klimt-Gedächtnisausstellung, XCIX. Ausstellung der Vereinigung Bildender Künstler Wiener Secession, June-July 1928.
Vienna, Ausstellungshaus Friedrichstraße, Gustav Klimt Ausstellung, February-March 1943, p. 6, no. 2 (titled Gasthof zwischen Litzlberg und Seewalchen am Attersee).
Vienna, Akademie der bildenden Künste, Österreichische Landschaftsmalerei von Schindler bis Klimt, June-July 1955, p. 32, no. 143 (titled Der Gasthof Lizelberger-Keller am Attersee).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, 1959 (on loan).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, 29 Gemälde von Gustav Klimt, October-December 1962, no. 25.
Vienna, Künstlerhaus, Wien um 1900, June-August 1964, p. 11, no. 54.
Brussels, Musées royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Gustav Klimt, September-December 1987, pp. 74 and 169, no. 31 (illustrated).
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Gustav Klimt, November 1991-March 1992, pp. 128-129, no. 31 (illustrated).
Kraców, Palac Sztuki, Gustav Klimt, June-July 1992.
Kunsthaus Zürich, Gustav Klimt, September-December 1992, pp. 54 and 174-175, no. G52 (illustrated).
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Klimt, Schiele, Kokoschka, May-August 1995 (illustrated).
Vienna, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Gustav Klimt: Landscape, October 2002-February 2003, pp. 132, 166 and 217, no. 50 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, Gustav Klimt: Jahrhundertkünstler, June-November 2018, pp. 132-133 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, Vienna 1900: Birth of Modernism, March 2019, p. 250 (illustrated).
Attersee, Gustav Klimt-Zentrum, Gustav Klimt: Florale Welten, June-July 2019, pp. 42-43 and 136-137, no. 61 (illustrated).
Vienna, Leopold Museum, 2018-2025 (on long term loan).
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