Paul Klee
Kloaken Ente (Sewer Duck) , 1924 (Dated)
Lot #210 |
2025-11-21 |
Sotheby's, New York
Exquisite Corpus Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 15,000 - 25,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11728
Auction name: Exquisite Corpus Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2025-11-21
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Until Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 14.6 by 28.3 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
14.6
Width In Centimeters:
28.3
Height In Inches:
10.875
Width In Inches:
14.875
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Edition: 12
Edition notes: Edition 3/12.
Year notes: Dated in 1924.
Provenance
Werner Allenbach, Bern (until 1957) Berggruen & Cie, Paris Abraham and Margit W. Chanin, New York (acquired in 1957) Lester and Joan Avnet, New York Howard Beilin, New York (until 1971) James Goodman Gallery (acquired in 1971) Acquired by 1977 by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, World House Galleries, Paul Klee, Watercolors and Drawings , 1958, no. 10
Literature
Will Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen II 1921-1930 , Potsdam and Berlin, 1934, no. 60, illustrated The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee Catalogue raisonné 1923-1926 , vol. IV, Bern, 2000, no. 3473, p. 212, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions)
Catalog summary
Description Exquisite Corpus: Surrealist Treasures from a Private Collection Paul Klee 1879 - 1940 Kloaken Ente (Sewer Duck) signed Klee and titled (lower right); dated 24 3/12 (upper right); dated 1924 and numbered 105 (on the artist’s mount) pencil on paper laid down on artist's mount sheet: 5 ¾ in by 11 ⅛ in. 14.6 by 28.3 cm. mount: 10 ⅞ by 14 ⅞ in. 27.6 by 37.8 cm. Executed in 1924. Provenance Werner Allenbach, Bern (until 1957) Berggruen & Cie, Paris Abraham and Margit W. Chanin, New York (acquired in 1957) Lester and Joan Avnet, New York Howard Beilin, New York (until 1971) James Goodman Gallery (acquired in 1971) Acquired by 1977 by the present owner Exhibited New York, World House Galleries, Paul Klee, Watercolors and Drawings , 1958, no. 10 Literature Will Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen II 1921-1930 , Potsdam and Berlin, 1934, no. 60, illustrated The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee Catalogue raisonné 1923-1926 , vol. IV, Bern, 2000, no. 3473, p. 212, illustrated (with incorrect dimensions)