THE COLLECTION
Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland. 1879–1940)
Prickle the Clown (Stachel der Clown)
- Date:
- 1931
- Medium:
- Etching and aquatint
- Dimensions:
- plate: 11 9/16 x 9 7/16" (29.3 x 24 cm); sheet: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4" (50.2 x 40 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, smooth, wove "japan".
- Publisher:
- The artist
- Printer:
- probably Hans Klingler, Leipzig
- Edition:
- 20; plus 3 trial proofs
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Reference:
- Kornfeld 108 b. Soby unnumbered. Klee 5655.
- MoMA Number:
- 340.1948
- Themes:
- Fantasy
- Techniques:
- Intaglio