Study for Portrait of Hermine Gallia

Study for Portrait of Hermine Gallia

Collection
Photographic Prints

Location in the Collection

Western Painting
Austria
Klimt, Gustav
Drawings
Source
Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology Photograph Collection, digitized with support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Storage Location
0449
Digitized Date
2021
Notes

KLIMT, GUSTAV; Study for Portrait of Hermine Gallia; a3. STUDY FOR THE PORTRAIT OF HERMINE GALLIA; ca 1903-1904; Technique: pastel and red crayon; Dimensions: 171/2" X 12" (48.5 x 33.5cm); Signature: Estate stamp on the reverse.; Provenance: Rudolf Zimpel Collection; Notes: Many studies exist for the portrait of Mrs. Hermine Gallia, some showing her standing (as he finally painted her), and some sitting. See the references to these drawings in D. 138. Another sheet, showing Hermine Gallia seated in the same armchair, is reproduced in Christian M. Nebehay. Katalog XV. Gustav Klimt, Zeichnungen und Dokumentation, Vienna 1968, No. 8.

Record ID
2023_photocoll_0449_0035