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Münchener Neue Secession

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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

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