Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Frauenkopf nach rechts, 1916 Pencil on paper 22-1/2 x 14-3/4 inches (57.2 x 37.5 c...

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) Frauenkopf nach rechts, 1916 Pencil on paper 22-1/2 x 14-3/4 inches (57.2 x 37.5 cm) (sheet) Stamped lower right: GUSTAV / KLIMT / NACHLASS Property of a Beverly Hills Collector PROVENANCE: Estate of the artist; Dr. Gerhard Egermann, Potzneusiedl, Austria; Richard L. Carr, Vienna, Austria; Private collection, acquired from the above; Christie's, New York, November 3, 1993, lot 162. LITERATURE: A. Strobl, Gustav Klimt, Die Zeichnungen 1912-1918 III, Salzburg, 1984, p. 145, no. 2691, illustrated. The present drawing relates closely to Klimt's sketch of the same woman with wavy hair and strong jawline, though seen more frontally, which is in the collection of the Albertina Museum, Vienna (inv. no. 30248), also illustrated in Strobl, no. 2692. HID12701242017