Curled up Girl on Bed

1916/1917

Gustav Klimt

Associated Names
Gustav Klimt

Artist, Austrian, 1862 - 1918

The image depicts a sketch of a person lying down, with only the upper body shown. The person appears to be covered by a blanket and is lying on their side, facing the viewer's left. The sketch shows minimal facial features and loose hair scribbles. The person is covered with a blanket or sheet, and part of the head and neck are exposed. No jewelry or objects are visible, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.8 x 55.8 cm (14 1/2 x 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.83.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Strobl, no. 2978

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Spencer A. Samuels & Co., cat 61, 14 May, 1974); Purchased 1974 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Gustav Klimt, The Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1973, Spencer A. Samuels & Co. Ltd., New York, 1974, no. 61.

Bibliography

1973

  • Dobai, Johannes. Gustav Klimt. Exh. cat. The Piccadilly Gallery, London: 1973, Spencer A. Samuels & Company Ltd., New York: 1974, no. 61.

1984

  • Strobl, Alice.Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918. Salzburg: Galerie Welz, 1984.

Inscriptions

on verso stamped in purple: NACHLASS / GUSTAV / KLIMT / SAMMLUNG / R. ZIMPEL

Wikidata ID

Q64572790

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