Paul Klee
Die Beiden (Both of them)
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October 19, 06:22 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 400,000 EUR
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Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Die Beiden (Both of them)
signed Klee (upper right); dated 1933, inscribed H 5 and titled die Beiden (on the artist's mount)
pastel and oil on paper affixed to the artist's mount
sheet: 27,3 x 44,8 cm; 10¾ x 17⅝ in.; artist's mount: 35,2 x 50,4 cm; 13⅞ x 19⅞ in.
Executed in 1933.
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Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Die Beiden (Both of them)
signé Klee (en haut à droite); daté 1933, inscrit H 5 et titré die Beiden (sur le carton de montage de l'artiste)
pastel et huile sur papier monté sur le carton de l'artiste
feuille: 27,3 x 44,8 cm; 10¾ x 17⅝ in.; montage de l'artiste: 35,2 x 50,4 cm; 13⅞ x 19⅞ in.
Exécuté en 1933.
Paul Klee (up to 1940)
Lily Klee, Bern (the artist's wife, up to 1946)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (as of 1946)
Saidenberg/Wise, New York (until 1955)
Karl Meyer (as of 1955)
Berggruen & Cie, Paris
Dolly Perutz, Great Neck (until 1994)
Dr. Ewald Rathke Kunsthandel, Frankfurt (1994)
Galleria Toselli, Milan
Private collection, Italy
Thence by descent to the present owner
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Paul Klee (jusqu'en 1940)
Lily Klee, Bern (la femme de l'artiste, jusqu'en 1946)
Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern (dès 1946)
Saidenberg/Wise, New York (jusqu'en 1955)
Karl Meyer (dès 1955)
Berggruen & Cie, Paris
Dolly Pertuz, Great Neck (jusqu'en 1994)
Dr. Ewald Rathke Kunsthandel, Frankfurt (1994)
Galleria Toselli, Milan
Collection particulière, Italie
Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel
New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of his Birth, 1954, no. 35
Verona, Palazzo Forti, Paul Klee, 1992, no. 216, illustrated in the catalogue no. 220
Milan, Galleria Blu, Die Blaue Vier - I quattro blu. Feininger Jawlensky Kandinsky Klee, 2001-02
Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky, 2003, no. 56, illustrated in the catalogue np.
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New York, Saidenberg Gallery, Paul Klee, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of his Birth, 1954, no. 35
Verone, Palazzo Forti, Paul Klee, 1992, no. 216, reproduit dans le catalogue no. 220
Milan, Galleria Blu, Die Blaue Vier - I quattro blu. Feininger Jawlensky Kandinsky Klee, 2001-02
Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky, 2003, no. 56, reproduit dans le catalogue np.
The Paul Klee Foundation (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. 6, 1931-1933, Bern, 2002, no. 6492, illustrated pp. 439 & 489
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The Paul Klee Foundation (éd.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. 6, 1931-1933, Berne, 2002, no. 6492, reproduit pp. 439 & 489