1939
94.8 x 70.5 cm (37 5/16 x 27 3/4 in.)
Paul Klee, consigned; to [Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1939]; to [Karl Nierendorf, Nierendorf, New York, 1939]; sold, to Lois Orswell (by 1968-1996); gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 1996. NOTE: Karl Nierendorf was Klee's exclusive American dealer, per agreement with Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, his European representative. (Fontanella, "Unity in Diversity" Karl Nierendorf and America, 1937–47, American Art Vol. 24, No.3 p.116)
Graphite on cream wove paper
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20th centurySwissOil pastel on white wove paper
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