GUSTAV KLIMT- Originaldrawing, Catalogue Raissonne Standing female nude - black chalk drawing Start Price USD 38,650.00 Current Price USD 38,650.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, May 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location Pfaffing See more about 'GUSTAV KLIMT- Originaldrawing, Catalogue Raissonne' Description Gustav Klimt Originaldrawing Study for the Medicine, created 1906 black chalk on imitation japan paper, 44,5 x 31,5 cm = 17 1/4 x 12 3/8 in Confirmed lower left by the artists sister - Hermine Klimt. "Nachlass meines Bruders Gustav/ Hermine Klimt" Additional with a letter of confirmation by the expert Dr. A. Stobl. Included in the Catalogue raisonne by Alice Strobl Nr. 3375A. Provenance: Estate of Hermine Klimt Private Collection Switzerland Private Collection Germany Exhibitions: New York, The Elkon Gallery / 1990 Informations: The present drawing is a study for the famous painting "Medicine", one of three wallpaintings commissioned by the University of Vienna in the 1890s. Contrary to its two counterparts, the painting was never installed in the University, as the means of its execution led to a strong controversy. The painting finally entered a private collection and was destroyed during WWII. Place a Bid!