Clemet will be filmed for a long time for the African prince

A rented painting of the African prince Gustav Clemet That caught the attention of visitors in Tefaf Maastricht An exhibition in the Netherlands under negotiations for sale, the Vienna Gallery, which shows work with the closing of the event Thursday evening.

The image of the head and the shoulder was almost early for Prince William Ni Norte Dawuna, which appears against a flower background, shown in a booth from Wienerro Thore and KohlbacherAt 15 million euros, or about 16.4 million dollars.

“We are in active negotiations with a large museum,” said Louis Winero, the co -founder of the exhibition, although he refused to name the institution. Unlike contemporary art galleries, high -value sales are often completed in TEFAF Maastricht, which specializes in older art, after the event to allow buyers to investigate assets or support matters. “Due to the due care operations,” Wienerro said.

The man who was filmed in this 26 -inch painting was a member of a group of Africans from Gold Coast (a previous British colony now known as Ghana) was a vivid opponent in the colony.Human zoos “ That toured Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. In the summer of 1896, they were shown in a fake village in the zoo of animal science in Vienna, where Clemet may have seen them. The very common offer, which attracted 5,000-6000 visitors a day, was evoked by the contemporary Austrian writer Petenberg In his novel, “Ashanti.“

Wienerro That and Kohlbacher says that the Klimt painting appeared in 2023 when the Austrian couple brought the uncompromising work, timing harmful and in a dark condition at the time, to the exhibition. Dealers say they discovered a real estate seal Gustav Cleeme barely against the background of the fabric and confirming with Alfred and Eden, author of a final catalog book for Clemet’s works, although Clemet was known for many years.

Subsequent research revealed that the painting was still in the Clemet Hawz when he died in 1918 and was sold by an auction of his property in 1923. After five years, it was included among the works at the Clemal Memorial Show in Vienna, on a loan from a local mosque, Erneston Klein.

Because she was a Jew, she forced Klein and her husband, Felix, to leave Austria in 1938 when it was included by Nazi Germany, and they survived the war in Monaco. Wienerro that and Kohlbacher said in a statement that the painting was offered for sale “according to the settlement agreement” between the heirs of Klein and the current employers, who also refused to designate. The statement added that the Austrian authorities granted the work a license.

The exhibition was originally aimed at showing Klimt in TEFAF Maastricht last year, but pulled it before the event opened.

“There were problems with the contract, and we had to make sure that there were no other heirs who had a claim of fees,” said Wienerroho. He added: “The percentage of the percentage is always a question,” referring to the controversial issue of controversially represented in dividing the returns to sell the recovery between the demands. “He needed time.”

Experts say that the painting, which was made in the year in which Clemet was formed and other aspiration artists Vienna Caliphate The group is an important moment in the artist’s profession.

“The image of the Ghanaian prince represents the transition to a new stage in his artistic development,” said Widner, scientist Clemet, in an e -mail. “He expects the main elements of his subsequent photography. In particular, the use of symbolic floral motifs in the background determines the principle of stylistic that Klimt will constantly develop from this point on a rising.”

Similar symbolic floral motifs distinguish background Mystery, time in 1917 a picture of a young woman Which – which It is sold for $ 37 million At an auction in Vienna last April.

Klimt is one of the most fans and enjoying all contemporary artists and auction rates for his work has recently increased to the highest level 108.4 million dollars. Wienerro that and Kohlbacher reflects the most modest that this last Klimt painting is for sale is a relatively small, non -signed early work that lacks the decorative luxury of the artist’s subsequent works.

“It is the only Klimt painting on the market and it is a major business,” said Wienerro.