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Gustav Klimt, the Consummate Draughtsman

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 26 January 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

If this face looks familiar, it's no wonder. Our drawing is a study Gustav Klimt made for his painted portrait of Fritza Riedler at Vienna’s Belvedere Museum.

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Study for the Portrait of Fritza Riedler, blue pencil on... Gustav Klimt, the Consummate Draughtsman

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), Study for the Portrait of Fritza Riedler, blue pencil on paper, 65.5 x 49 cm (25.8 x 19.3 in).
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

The body is seen in profile, the bust and shoulders in a three-quarter view and the face frontally. This drawing prefigures the definitive painting, in which a pale yellowish-green frilled outfit replaces the boa and dress with Secession…
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Tuesday 26 January 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Crait + Müller