Lot Essay
The work is recorded in the artist's Werkkatalog as No. 1925, B.4 (114).
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Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Mondaufgang
Details
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Mondaufgang
signed, dated, numbered and titled '1925 B.4. Mondaufgang Klee' (towards the lower edge), numbered and dated 'V 1925 B.4.' (on the mount)
watercolour and sprayed watercolour on paper laid down on the artist's mount, with a band of brown watercolour on the mount all round the subject
14¾ x 10 5/8in. (37.4 x 27cm.) image
21 x 17 1/8in. (53.4 x 43.4cm.) mount
Executed in 1925
Mondaufgang
signed, dated, numbered and titled '1925 B.4. Mondaufgang Klee' (towards the lower edge), numbered and dated 'V 1925 B.4.' (on the mount)
watercolour and sprayed watercolour on paper laid down on the artist's mount, with a band of brown watercolour on the mount all round the subject
14¾ x 10 5/8in. (37.4 x 27cm.) image
21 x 17 1/8in. (53.4 x 43.4cm.) mount
Executed in 1925
Provenance
Purchased directly from the Artist by the father of the present owner shortly after it was painted.
Exhibited
Munich, Museum Villa Stuck, Paul Klee Gemälde, Aquarelle Zeichnungen, Druckgraphik, Feb.-April 1983, no. 44 (illustrated in colour).