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PrintsSwiss20th century

Comedian (Inv. 4)

1904

Artists

Paul KleeArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Culture

Swiss

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

image: 12.4 x 13.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.) framed: 49 x 39 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York], sold; to Joy and Marion Levy (1948-2002); Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.

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