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Female Head
Lost Art-ID
614629
Artist
Klimt, Gustav
Birth
1862.07.14, Baumgarten (Wien)
Death
1918.02.06, Wien
Place of activity
Wien
Title
Female Head
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Crayon black [?] ; Pencil red, blue [?]
Description
Description of the technique used is unclear
Provenance
Very possibly auctioned with the Dr. Hugo Gál collection at Auction Hall of the Royal Hungarian Post Office Savings Bank, Budapest, Nov. 1934. No. 56 (Female head, coloured drawing, 56x36 cm, in the expert opinion of Hermine Klimt); Dr. Bertalan Neményi, Budapest; Lost during WWII; Budapest; whereabouts unknown
It is unknown whether the loss during the Nazi persecution was caused by the German army, by the Soviet army, or by others.
Literature / Source
Perhaps identical with Bundösterreichiser Künstler és Gustav Klimt Gyűjteményes kiállítása, ( Collective Exhibition), House of Artists, Budapest, 1913. One of nos. 86-95; Or perhaps identical with XLI. Grafikai kiállítás (Graphical Exhibition), Ernst Museum, Budapest 1920. No. 60; László Mravik: „Sacco di Budapest” and Depredation of Hungary 1938–1949. Magyar Nemzet Galéria, Budapest, 1998. No. 26348; Sándor Juhász: Addition to Bertalan Neményi's fine art collection, Művészettörténeti Értesítő, VI. 2017, Vol. 66. Issue 1, pp 135-159, 47.1; XIX-I-13-391-1948 The collection of the former Bertalan Neményi, p 3
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