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LINES OF LIGHT: KLEE AND FEININGER FROM AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN COLLECTION
PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Kleine Mondlandschaft
Details
PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Kleine Mondlandschaft
signed, dated and numbered 'Klee. 1920.30.' (lower right)
oil and pen and ink on board
9 1⁄8 x 7 3⁄8 in. (23 x 18.8 cm.)
Painted in 1920
Kleine Mondlandschaft
signed, dated and numbered 'Klee. 1920.30.' (lower right)
oil and pen and ink on board
9 1⁄8 x 7 3⁄8 in. (23 x 18.8 cm.)
Painted in 1920
Provenance
Heinrich & Antonie 'Toni' Kirchhoff, Wiesbaden, by whom acquired before 1934.
with Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Berlin, circa 1936.
Riccardo & Magda Jucker, Milan, by 1954, and until at least 1971.
Private collection, Italy.
with Galerie Ferdinand Möller, Berlin, circa 1936.
Riccardo & Magda Jucker, Milan, by 1954, and until at least 1971.
Private collection, Italy.
Literature
G. Marchiori, La pittura straniera nelle collezioni italiane, Turin, 1960 (illustrated; titled 'Notte di luna' and with incorrect dimensions).
M. Huggler, 'Paul Klee' in Künstler Lexikon der Schweiz XX. Jahrhundert, vol. I, A – Le Corbusier, Frauenfeld, 1961, p. 524.
W. Kersten & O. Okuda, Paul Klee, Im Zeichen der Teilung, exh. cat., Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 1995, no. 8, p. 162 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio pp. 162 & 163).
A. Negri, Jucker, collezionisti e mecenati, Milan, 1998, p. 78 (illustrated p. 83; titled 'Notte di luna' and with incorrect dimensions).
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, 1919-1922, Bern, 1999, no. 2374, p. 162 (illustrated).
L. Selleri, 'Paul Klee e i suoi primi collezionisti italiani' in Paul Klee, Figure e metamorfosi, exh. cat., Museo Morandi, Bologna, 2000, pp. 270 & 275 (illustrated p. 270).
S. Bignami & M. Fratelli, La Collezione Jucker, Milan, 2001, p. 26 (illustrated p. 27; titled 'Notte di luna').
C. Rümelin, ‘Klees Umgang mit dem eigenen Oeuvre’ in Paul Klee, Jahre der Meisterschaft 1917-1933, exh. cat., Stadthalle, Balingen, 2001, no. 20, p. 216 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio p. 29).
A. Fonti, Paul Klee, "Angeli" 1913-1940, Milan, 2005, p. 25.
Paul Klee, New York, 2013, p. 252 (illustrated p. 135; titled 'Night of the Moon').
Zentrum Paul Klee, ed., Paul Klee, Life and Work, Bern, 2020, p. 99 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio).
M. Huggler, 'Paul Klee' in Künstler Lexikon der Schweiz XX. Jahrhundert, vol. I, A – Le Corbusier, Frauenfeld, 1961, p. 524.
W. Kersten & O. Okuda, Paul Klee, Im Zeichen der Teilung, exh. cat., Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 1995, no. 8, p. 162 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio pp. 162 & 163).
A. Negri, Jucker, collezionisti e mecenati, Milan, 1998, p. 78 (illustrated p. 83; titled 'Notte di luna' and with incorrect dimensions).
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. III, 1919-1922, Bern, 1999, no. 2374, p. 162 (illustrated).
L. Selleri, 'Paul Klee e i suoi primi collezionisti italiani' in Paul Klee, Figure e metamorfosi, exh. cat., Museo Morandi, Bologna, 2000, pp. 270 & 275 (illustrated p. 270).
S. Bignami & M. Fratelli, La Collezione Jucker, Milan, 2001, p. 26 (illustrated p. 27; titled 'Notte di luna').
C. Rümelin, ‘Klees Umgang mit dem eigenen Oeuvre’ in Paul Klee, Jahre der Meisterschaft 1917-1933, exh. cat., Stadthalle, Balingen, 2001, no. 20, p. 216 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio p. 29).
A. Fonti, Paul Klee, "Angeli" 1913-1940, Milan, 2005, p. 25.
Paul Klee, New York, 2013, p. 252 (illustrated p. 135; titled 'Night of the Moon').
Zentrum Paul Klee, ed., Paul Klee, Life and Work, Bern, 2020, p. 99 (illustrated in-situ in the artist's studio).
Exhibited
Turin, Palazzo Madama, Museo Civico d'Arte Antica, Espressionismo e arte tedesca del 20° secolo, April - June 1954, no. 179, p. 45 (illustrated; titled 'Notte di luna').
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, August - November 1956, no. 751, p. 117.
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Il Cavaliere Azzurro, Der Blaue Reiter, March - May 1971, p. 242 (illustrated; titled 'Notte di luna').
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Paul Klee, August - November 1956, no. 751, p. 117.
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Il Cavaliere Azzurro, Der Blaue Reiter, March - May 1971, p. 242 (illustrated; titled 'Notte di luna').
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