THE COLLECTION
Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland. 1879–1940)
Insects (Insekten) for the deluxe periodical Münchner Blätter für Dichtung und Graphik, vol. 1, no. 9 (September 1919)
- Date:
- 1919
- Medium:
- Lithograph with watercolor additions
- Dimensions:
- composition: 8 1/4 x 6" (20.9 x 15.3 cm); sheet: 11 15/16 x 9 1/8" (30.4 x 23.2 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, smooth, wove mounted on cream, smooth, laid.
- Publisher:
- Georg Müller Verlag, Munich
- Printer:
- Dr. C. Wolf & Sohn, Munich
- Edition:
- One of 2 known proofs before the deluxe periodical edition of 100; plus 3 known uncolored proofs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bareiss
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Reference:
- Kornfeld 74 A b. Soby 19. Klee 2177. Söhn 34009. Rifkind 1494.
- MoMA Number:
- 656.1956
- Themes:
- Fantasy
- Techniques:
- Lithography