Lot 27
  • 27

Paul Klee

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Paul Klee
  • BERG LANDSCHAFT (PAYSAGE DE MONTAGNE)
  • signé Klee (en bas à droite), titré Berg Landschaft, daté et numéroté 1924 65 (sur la carton de montage)
  • encre et aquarelle sur papier contrecollé sur le carton de montage de l'artiste
  • feuille : 12,3 x 28,4 cm ; 4 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.
  • carton de montage : 26 x 38,5 cm ; 10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.

Provenance

F. W. Brass, Hagen (depuis 1925)
Lily Klee, Berne (1940-46)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Berne (1946-52)
Werner Allenbach, Berne (jusqu'en 1955)
Berggruen & Cie, Paris (1955)
The Hanover Gallery (Erica Brausen), Londres (1955-56)
Kerry Trimble, Seattle
Vente : Christie's, Londres, 22 juin 1993, lot 183
Galerie Brockstedt, Hambourg
Vente : Sotheby's, Londres, 28 juin 2000, lot 288
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Exhibited

Londres, The Hanover Gallery, Paul Klee, 1879-1940, 1956, no. 16
Seattle, University of Washington, Henry Gallery, Feininger-Klee, 1974

Literature

Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee Catalogue raisonné 1923-1926, vol. IV, Berne, 2000, no. 3433, reproduit p. 199

Condition

Executed on very thin paper laid down on card by the artist. The card is T-hinged to the mount at two points at the upper edge. Apart from some light time staining, this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Klee' (lower right), titled 'Berg Landschaft', dated and numbered '1924 65' (on the mount), ink and watercolour on paper. Executed in 1924.