Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
Swiss
Artist Dates
1879-1940
Preview
Date of Work
1937 lithograph print
Medium
Color lithograph
Signature
Signed in plate, upper left P. Klee 1937
Height
10 1/8"
Width
8"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Displayed
Location
Merrifield Hall
Artist Bio
Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland in 1879. As a child, he studied music and showed great skill as a violinist. In his teen years, his focus shifted to visual art and, in 1898, Klee moved to Munich, Germany to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. He is best known for his exploration color theory, teaching at Bauhaus, and his involvement in the artist group the Blue Rider with Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky. Klee's brightly colored works are influenced by the art movements of Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism. Paul Klee's work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Phillips Collection, the Franz Marc Museum and several other collections internationally.
Additional Information
Color lithograph, 1937. Unknown publisher.
James Smith Pierce Collection
Featured in the 2020 exhibition, Food For Thought, at the Empire Arts Center Gallery.
Condition
Very good
Condition Notes
Glue residue on verso
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”