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CARL KAHLER | My Wife's Lovers
Karl Kahler

Lot 40: CARL KAHLER | My Wife's Lovers

Est: $200,000 USD - $300,000 USDSold:
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USNovember 03, 2015

Item Overview

Description

oil on canvas

Dimensions

70 by 101 3/4 in.

Artist or Maker

Karl Kahler

Medium

oil on canvas

Condition Report

The following condition report was kindly provided by Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.: This very large and elaborate picture has been restored. The restoration is competent, and the work should be hung in its current condition. The restoration is quite extensive in some areas. For instance, there is a significant amount of restoration in the white and black cats in the lower left quadrant. The paint layer does not appear to be noticeably abraded. In the darkest colors of the gilded bureau on the right side, some abrasion and broad retouching has occurred. There is also restoration in the darkest colors of the three cats on top of this piece of furniture, and similar broad re-glazing of some of the darkest colors in the upper left. For a large picture, the condition is reasonably good.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Exhibited

Chicago, World’s Columbian Exposition, "California Building," 1893 (lent by Kate Birdsall Johnson)

Literature

Harley Davis, "Kahler, the Cat Painter," The Salt Lake Herald, July 16, 1893, p. 12
Final Report of the California World's Fair Commission, Sacramento, 1894, p. 58, 172, detail illustrated opp. p. 92
Anna Cora Winchell, "Artists and their Work," San Francisco Chronicle, October 21, 1917, p. 38
"Exhibit Portrait of Cats which Inherited $500,000," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 10, 1911, p. 5
Edgar Durling, "On the Side," Shamokin News-Dispatch, April 28, 1949, p. 6
"My Wife's Lovers," Independent (Long Beach, California), August 15, 1969, p. 36
Robert Reed, "Inside Antiques: Cat Collectibles, A Purr-Fect World," The Wayback Times (www.waybacktimes.com/insideantiquescats.html)

Provenance

Kate Birdsall Johnson, San Francisco (acquired directly from the artist in 1891 and sold, her sale, Golden Gate Hall, San Francisco, 1894)
Ernest Haquette, San Francisco (acquired at the above sale and hung in his "Palace of Art Salon")
Frank C. Havens (acquired for his Piedmont Art Gallery and sold, H. Taylor Curtis, San Francisco, October 21, 1917)
J. H. Moskow (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: J. A. Munro, San Francisco, February 6, 1930
Sale: W. H. Adams & Sons Auctioneers, Salt Lake City, June 3, 1931
Mr. and Mrs. Julian, Chicago (acquired before 1943)
Julian Art Gallery, Detroit 
John and Helene Gaydon, Old Stage Antique Shop, Buena Park, California (acquired from the above, 1961)
Private Collection (acquired from the above, 1988)
Alexander Gallery, New York
Private Collection
Acquired from the above in 2005

Payment & Shipping

Payment

Accepted forms of payment: Other, Personal Check, Visa

Shipping

Once your payment has been received and cleared, property may be released. Unless otherwise agreed by Sotheby's, all purchases must be removed by the 30th calendar day following a sale.

Shipping Services
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Collecting your Property
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Please see the Conditions of Sale for further details.

Auction Details

19th Century European Art

by
Sotheby's
November 03, 2015, 10:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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Terms

Live bidding may start higher or lower

Buyer's Premium

$1 - 200,000:30.0%
$200,001 - 3,000,000:25.0%
$3,000,001+:17.0%

Bidding Increments

From:To:Increment:
$0$999$50
$1,000$1,999$100
$2,000$2,999$200
$3,000$3,199$200
$3,200$3,799$300
$3,800$4,199$200
$4,200$4,799$300
$4,800$4,999$200
$5,000$9,999$500
$10,000$19,999$1,000
$20,000$29,999$2,000
$30,000$31,999$2,000
$32,000$37,999$3,000
$38,000$41,999$2,000
$42,000$47,999$3,000
$48,000$49,999$2,000
$50,000$99,999$5,000
$100,000$199,999$10,000
$200,000$299,999$20,000
$300,000$319,999$20,000
$320,000$379,999$30,000
$380,000$419,999$20,000
$420,000$479,999$30,000
$480,000$499,999$20,000
$500,000$999,999$50,000
$1,000,000$1,999,999$100,000
$2,000,000$2,999,999$200,000
$3,000,000$3,199,999$200,000
$3,200,000$3,799,999$300,000
$3,800,000$4,199,999$200,000
$4,200,000$4,799,999$300,000
$4,800,000$4,999,999$200,000
$5,000,000$9,999,999$500,000
$10,000,000+$1,000,000

CONDITIONS OF SALE

SHIPPING SERVICES

Once your payment has been received and cleared, property may be released. Unless otherwise agreed by Sotheby's, all purchases must be removed by the 30th calendar day following a sale.

Shipping Services
Sotheby's offers a comprehensive shipping service to meet all of your requirements. If you received a shipping quotation or have any questions about the services we offer please contact us.

Collecting your Property
As a courtesy to purchasers who come to Sotheby's to collect property, Sotheby's will assist in the packing of lots, although Sotheby's may, in the case of fragile articles, choose not to pack or otherwise handle a purchase.

If you are using your own shipper to collect property from Sotheby's, please provide a letter of authorization and kindly instruct your shipper that they must provide a Bill of Lading prior to collection. Both documents must be sent to Post Sale Services prior to collection.

The Bill of Lading must include: the purchaser's full name, the full delivery address including the street name and number, city and state or city and country, the sale and lot number.

Sotheby's will contact your shipper within 24 hours of receipt of the Bill of Lading to confirm the date and time that your property can be collected. Property will not be released with out this confirmation and your shipper must bring the same Bill of Lading that was faxed to Sotheby's when collecting. All property releases are subject to the receipt of cleared funds.

Please see the Conditions of Sale for further details.
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