Paul Klee (German, born Switzerland. 1879–1940)

Singer of the Comic Opera (Die Sängerin der komischen Oper)

Date:

1925

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 16 3/8 x 11 3/16" (41.6 x 28.4 cm); sheet: 23 1/16 x 16 7/8" (58.5 x 42.8 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid.

Publisher:

The artist, Weimar

Printer:

Staatliches Bauhaus, Weimar

Edition:

11 (including 5 printed in black [this ex.] and 6 with sprayed watercolor additions for the founding members of the Klee-Society); plus 2 known trial proofs with sprayed watercolor additions

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Donald B. Straus

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Reference:

Kornfeld 99 A. Klee 3906.

MoMA Number:

604.1954

Themes:

Fantasy

Techniques:

Lithography