THE COLLECTION
Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland. 1879–1940)
Comedy of Birds (Vogelkomödie) for the portfolio 25 Original Lithographs by the Munich New Secession (25 Original-Lithographien der Münchener Neuen Secession)
- Date:
- 1918
- Medium:
- Lithograph
- Dimensions:
- composition: 16 5/8 x 8" (42.3 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 20 7/8 x 15 3/8" (53 x 39 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, smooth, wove.
- Publisher:
- Münchener Neue Secession, Munich
- Printer:
- Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich
- Edition:
- one of 6 known proofs before the portfolio edition of 50 (including 5 on Japan paper and 45 on van Gelder Zonen or Stratford "Bütten" papers)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Reference:
- Kornfeld 69 A. Soby 17. Klee 2063. Söhn 724-12.
- MoMA Number:
- 134.1942
- Themes:
- Fantasy
- Techniques:
- Lithography