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PrintsSwiss20th century

Menacing Head

1905

Artists

Paul KleeArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching printed in black ink on off-white wove paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

plate: 20.6 x 15.4 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/16 in.) sheet: 42.2 x 32.3 cm (16 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.)

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