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

Perseus (Wit Has Triumphed over Grief) (Perseus [Der Witz hat über das Leid gesiegt]) from the series Inventions (Inventionen)

Date:

1904

Medium:

Etching and aquatint

Dimensions:

plate: 5 x 5 5/8" (12.7 x 14.3 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 12 1/2" (42 x 31.8 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, wove.

Publisher:

The artist, Bern

Printer:

Max Girardet, Bern

Edition:

one of 9 known proofs outside the edition of 30; plus 2 known trial proofs

Credit Line:

Purchase

Copyright:

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

Reference:

Kornfeld 15 a. Soby unnumbered. Klee 182.

MoMA Number:

496.1949

Themes:

Fantasy, Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Intaglio