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Josef Helfenstein and Stefan Frey of the Paul Klee-Stiftung have confirmed the authenticity of this drawing.
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A MIDWESTERN ESTATE
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Property from
A MIDWESTERN ESTATE
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Festlich
titled, dated and numbered on the mount 'Festlich 1940 F12'--pastel and charcoal on linen laid down by the artist on paper laid down on masonite
Image size: 16 1/8 x 12¼in. (41 x 31cm.)
Mount size: 18 3/8 x 14¼in. (46.7 x 36.2cm.)
A MIDWESTERN ESTATE
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Festlich
titled, dated and numbered on the mount 'Festlich 1940 F12'--pastel and charcoal on linen laid down by the artist on paper laid down on masonite
Image size: 16 1/8 x 12¼in. (41 x 31cm.)
Mount size: 18 3/8 x 14¼in. (46.7 x 36.2cm.)
Provenance
Lily Klee, Bern (1940-1946)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (1946-1948)
Theodore Schempp & Co., New York (acquired by the late owner, 1948)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (1946-1948)
Theodore Schempp & Co., New York (acquired by the late owner, 1948)
Literature
Oeuvre-Katalog Klee, 1940, no. 352 (F.12)
Exhibited
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Exposition Paul Klee, Jan.-March, 1948, no. 182
Chicago, The Arts Club, Paul Klee, Works from Chicago Collections, Jan.-Feb., 1962, no. 65
Chicago, The Arts Club, Paul Klee, Works from Chicago Collections, Jan.-Feb., 1962, no. 65