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Dr. C. Wolf & Sohn, Munich

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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

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