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Beladener Wehrloser
Details
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Beladener Wehrloser
signed 'Klee' (centre left); dated, inscribed and numbered '1929 V.9. beladener Wehrloser' (on the artist's mount)
pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 17¾ x 12 in. (45.1 x 30.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 22 7/8 x 17 in. (58 x 43.1 cm.)
Executed in 1929
Beladener Wehrloser
signed 'Klee' (centre left); dated, inscribed and numbered '1929 V.9. beladener Wehrloser' (on the artist's mount)
pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
image: 17¾ x 12 in. (45.1 x 30.5 cm.)
artist's mount: 22 7/8 x 17 in. (58 x 43.1 cm.)
Executed in 1929
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern, from 1940 to 1946.
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, from 1946 to 1947.
Karl Nierendorf, Cologne, Berlin & New York, 1947; his Estate, 1947-1948.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, from 1948 to 1971.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, from 1972 to 1974.
Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris, from 1974.
Agenzia d'Arte moderna/contemporanea, Rome, until 1982.
Waddington Galleries Ltd., London, 1982.
Paolo Sprovieri, Rome.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 May 1985, lot 196.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1987, lot 151.
The Piccadilly Gallery, London.
Galerie Marwan Hoss, Paris, by 2001.
Patrice Trigano, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, from 1946 to 1947.
Karl Nierendorf, Cologne, Berlin & New York, 1947; his Estate, 1947-1948.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, from 1948 to 1971.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel, from 1972 to 1974.
Galerie Karl Flinker, Paris, from 1974.
Agenzia d'Arte moderna/contemporanea, Rome, until 1982.
Waddington Galleries Ltd., London, 1982.
Paolo Sprovieri, Rome.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 15 May 1985, lot 196.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 12 May 1987, lot 151.
The Piccadilly Gallery, London.
Galerie Marwan Hoss, Paris, by 2001.
Patrice Trigano, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
W. Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam & Berlin, 1934, no. 139.
J. Glaesemer, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen II, 1921-1936, Bern, 1984, p. 160 (illustrated p. 159).
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. 5, 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, no. 4975 (illustrated p. 365).
J. Glaesemer, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen II, 1921-1936, Bern, 1984, p. 160 (illustrated p. 159).
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. 5, 1927-1930, Bern, 2001, no. 4975 (illustrated p. 365).
Exhibited
Basel, Kunsthalle, Gedächtnisausstellung Paul Klee, February - March 1941, no. 64.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Klee, Kunst ist ein Schöpfungsgleichnis, September - November 1973, no. 51 (illustrated).
Paris, Karl Flinker, 74 oeuvres de 1908 à 1940, March - May 1974, no. 42.
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Klee, Kunst ist ein Schöpfungsgleichnis, September - November 1973, no. 51 (illustrated).
Paris, Karl Flinker, 74 oeuvres de 1908 à 1940, March - May 1974, no. 42.