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Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland. 1879–1940)
1932. Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 20 1/4 x 26 7/8" (51.4 x 68.3 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
90.1950
The artist; by inheritance to Lily Klee (1876-1946), Bern, 1940 [1]; acquired by the Klee Gesellschaft (Klee Society), Bern, 1946 [2]; sold to Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by 1948 [3]; sold to Carstairs Gallery (Georges F. Keller), New York, by 1948 [4]; The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest), 1950.
[1] Paul-Klee-Stiftung, Kunstmuseum Bern, eds. Paul Klee: catalogue raisonné. Bern: Benteli and New York: Thames and Hudson, vol. 6 (2002), no. 5971.
[2] Ibid.
[3] Ibid.
[4] Ibid.
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