Paul Klee Cat and Bird 1928
- Medium
- Oil and ink on gessoed canvas, mounted on wood
- Dimensions
- 15 x 21" (38.1 x 53.2 cm)
- Credit
- Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund and gift of Suzy Prudden and Joan H. Meijer in memory of F. H. Hirschland
- Object number
- 300.1975
- Copyright
- © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Paul Klee has 146 works online.
- There are 2,458 paintings online.
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Paintings from Private Collections
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Nov 22, 1976–Mar 1, 1977
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Nov 22, 1976–Mar 1, 1977
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Oct 25, 1980–Jan 27, 1981
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Paul Klee
Feb 4–May 5, 1987
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Jul 1, 1993
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Painting &
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Focus: Paul Klee
Nov 22, 2006–Apr 29, 2007
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519: Bauhaus and Beyond
Oct 24, 2021–Jun 13, 2024
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
On consignment from the artist to Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin, 1929 [1]; on loan to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1930 [2]; sold through J. B. Neumann, New York to Franz H. Hirschland (1880-1973), Harrison, NY, by 1934 [3]; by inheritance to Susan Ann Hirschland (Suzy Prudden) and Joan Ellen Hirschland Meijer, 1973; Gift to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1975 (Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund and gift of Suzy Prudden and Joan H. Meijer in memory of F. H. Hirschland).
[1] Paul-Klee-Stiftung, Kunstmuseum Bern, eds. Paul Klee: catalogue raisonné. Bern: Benteli and New York: Thames and Hudson, vol. 5 (2001), no. 4614. Included in the exhibition Paul Klee, Galerie Flechtheim, Berlin, October 20-November 15, 1929 (no. 94).
[2] Included in the exhibition Paul Klee, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, March 13-April 2, 1930 (no. 39). The catalogue notes on p. 13: "Unless otherwise indicated the paintings belong to the artist and are exhibited by arrangement with his representatives [Galerie Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin and J.B. Neumann, New York]."
[3] Included in the exhibition Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition, November 19, 1934-January 20, 1935 (no. 94). Lender: Franz H. Hirschland.
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