Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Glastiere
signed 'Klee' (lower right), dated '1922 8-12' (upper centre), titled, inscribed and dated '1922 242 Glastiere' (on the artist's mount, lower centre)
pencil on paper laid down on the artist's mount
7.1/8 x 8in. (18 x 21cm.)
Drawn in 1922
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (1940)
Mme. Lambrichts-Haardt, Brussels
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
W. Grohmann, Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen 1921-1930, Potsdam/Berlin, 1934, no. 102
Ch. Krll, Die Bildtitel Paul Klees. Eine Studie zur Beziehung von Bild und Sprache in der Kunst des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts, Dissertation, Bonn, 1968, p. 79
Exhibited
Bern, Kunsthalle Bern, Gedchtnisausstellung Paul Klee, November-December 1940, no. 206
Lot Essay
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Paul Klee Stiftung, Berne, who will include it in the forthcoming Paul Klee catalogue raisonn currently in preparation.
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