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Astrologische Charlatane
Details
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Astrologische Charlatane
signed 'Klee' (upper right); dated, numbered and titled '1921/163 Astrologische Charlatane' (on the artist's mount)
pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
Sheet size: 3¼ x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.8 cm.)
Mount size: 7¼ x 9¾ in. (18.4 x 24.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1921
Astrologische Charlatane
signed 'Klee' (upper right); dated, numbered and titled '1921/163 Astrologische Charlatane' (on the artist's mount)
pen and ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
Sheet size: 3¼ x 7 3/8 in. (8.3 x 18.8 cm.)
Mount size: 7¼ x 9¾ in. (18.4 x 24.8 cm.)
Drawn in 1921
Provenance
Galerie Kornfeld, Bern.
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (by 1962).
Anon. sale, Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, 16 June 1972, lot 543.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Berggruen & Cie., Paris (by 1962).
Anon. sale, Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, 16 June 1972, lot 543.
Acquired at the above sale by the family of the present owner.
Literature
W. Grohmann, Paul Klee, Handzeichnungen II 1921-1930, Berlin, 1934, p. 17, no. 39.
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 1999, vol. 3, p. 338, no. 2754 (illustrated).
The Paul Klee Foundation, ed., Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, Bern, 1999, vol. 3, p. 338, no. 2754 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Paris, Berggruen & Cie., Paul Klee, Les années 20, May-July 1971, no. 9.
Cologne, Museen der Stadt, Paul Klee, Das Werk der Jahre 1919-1933, April-June 1979, p. 118, no. 50 (illustrated, p. 188).
California, Long Beach Museum of Art, The Blue Four, April-May 1985, p. 22, no. 57.
Cologne, Museen der Stadt, Paul Klee, Das Werk der Jahre 1919-1933, April-June 1979, p. 118, no. 50 (illustrated, p. 188).
California, Long Beach Museum of Art, The Blue Four, April-May 1985, p. 22, no. 57.