Lot Essay
Dr. Michael Baumgartner of the Paul Klee-Stiftung has confirmed the authenticity of this drawing, which is recorded in the artist's Oeuvrekatalog under No. 1940, 285 (K5).
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Assel-Fisch
Details
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Assel-Fisch
signed 'Klee' (upper left); dated, numbered and titled '1940 K5 Assel-Fisch' (on a detached piece of the mount)
brush and black ink on Japan paper mounted by the artist on board
Sheet size: 8¼ x 13 7/8 in. (21 x 35.2 cm.)
Mount size: 11¼ x 16 1/8 in. (28.5 x 41 cm.)
Painted in 1940
Assel-Fisch
signed 'Klee' (upper left); dated, numbered and titled '1940 K5 Assel-Fisch' (on a detached piece of the mount)
brush and black ink on Japan paper mounted by the artist on board
Sheet size: 8¼ x 13 7/8 in. (21 x 35.2 cm.)
Mount size: 11¼ x 16 1/8 in. (28.5 x 41 cm.)
Painted in 1940
Provenance
Private Collection; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 21 February 1985, lot 180.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
M. Huggler, Paul Klee, Die Malerei als Blick in den Kosmos, Stuttgart, 1969, p. 232.
S. Frey and J. Helfenstein, Paul Klee, Verzeichnis der Werke des Jahres 1940, Bern, 1991, p. 176, no. 285-K5 (illustrated).
S. Cordulack, "Navigating Klee," Pantheon, vol. 56, 1998, pp. 141-153.
S. Frey and J. Helfenstein, Paul Klee, Verzeichnis der Werke des Jahres 1940, Bern, 1991, p. 176, no. 285-K5 (illustrated).
S. Cordulack, "Navigating Klee," Pantheon, vol. 56, 1998, pp. 141-153.