Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection

 

Artist

Paul Klee

Nationality

Swiss

Artist Dates

1879 - 1940

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Date of Work

1921

Medium

Lithograph

Signature

Lower right

Height

8 7/8"

Width

9 3/4"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Stored: 234 JSP Box 10, S7D

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

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

Depiction of a turtle on the left, use of dark greens and reds

Lithograph of unknown origin/publisher

Condition

Very good.

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.”

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