Lot 75
  • 75

Paul Klee

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Paul Klee
  • Reisende Vögel
  • Signed Klee (lower right), dated 1917, inscribed 21a and Reisende Vögel (on the mat); inscribed Oiseaux en voyage/ 1917 21a (on the reverse)
  • Ink on tan paper adhered to card
  • 4 by 8 1/2 in. (uneven edges)
  • 10.2 by 21.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1917.

Provenance

Curt Valentin Gallery, New York
Uptown Gallery, New York

Exhibited

Munich, Haus der Kunst, Paul Klee, 1954, no. 61

Literature

The Paul Klee Foundation & Museum of Fine Arts, Berne, Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonné, 1913-1918, vol. II, London, 2000, no. 1705, illustrated p. 376

Condition

The sheet has been affixed at the corners to a piece of card. The sheet itself is unevenly trimmed, though there are no ragged edges.There is some surface dirt and minor toning, but the work is in generally good condition.
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