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Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Ein Stich (A Sting)
Details
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Ein Stich (A Sting)
signed 'Klee' (lower right); dated, numbered and inscribed '1931 M 2. ein Stich' (on the artist's mount)
watercolour and pen and India ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
sheet: 12 5/8 x 19 1/8 in. (32 x 48.6 cm.)
mount: 17 ½ x 24 5/8 in. (44.4 x 62.6 cm.)
Executed in 1931
Ein Stich (A Sting)
signed 'Klee' (lower right); dated, numbered and inscribed '1931 M 2. ein Stich' (on the artist's mount)
watercolour and pen and India ink on paper laid down on the artist's mount
sheet: 12 5/8 x 19 1/8 in. (32 x 48.6 cm.)
mount: 17 ½ x 24 5/8 in. (44.4 x 62.6 cm.)
Executed in 1931
Provenance
Hans and Erika Meyer-Benteli, Bern.
Gakerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by 1955.
Galerie Jacques Benador, Geneva, by 1961.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 1 November 1963, lot 120.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 27 November 1965, lot 96.
Galerie du Perron, Geneva.
Anonymous sale, Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, 12 June 1969, lot 653.
Landau Fine Art, Montreal.
Heinz Berggruen, Paris.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1972, lot 60.
Waddington Galleries Ltd, London.
Anonymous sale, Fischer Fine Art, London, October 1974, lot 59.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 26 March 1980, lot 222.
Fischer Fine Art Ltd, London
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1984, lot 362.
Galleria Blu, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Gakerie Rosengart, Lucerne, by 1955.
Galerie Jacques Benador, Geneva, by 1961.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 1 November 1963, lot 120.
Anonymous sale, Galerie Motte, Geneva, 27 November 1965, lot 96.
Galerie du Perron, Geneva.
Anonymous sale, Kornfeld & Klipstein, Bern, 12 June 1969, lot 653.
Landau Fine Art, Montreal.
Heinz Berggruen, Paris.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 November 1972, lot 60.
Waddington Galleries Ltd, London.
Anonymous sale, Fischer Fine Art, London, October 1974, lot 59.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, London, 26 March 1980, lot 222.
Fischer Fine Art Ltd, London
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1984, lot 362.
Galleria Blu, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
G. di San Lazzaro, Klee, La vie et l'œuvre, Paris, 1957 (illustrated).
The Paul Klee Foundation, (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. VI, 1931-1933, Bern, 2002, no. 5467, p. 61 (illustrated).
The Paul Klee Foundation, (ed.), Paul Klee, Catalogue raisonné, vol. VI, 1931-1933, Bern, 2002, no. 5467, p. 61 (illustrated).
Exhibited
London, Molton Gallery, Paul Klee, June - July 1961, no. 11 (illustrated).
Geneva, Galerie Georges Moos, Paul Klee, July - August 1963, no. 19.
Geneva, Galerie du Perron, Paul Klee, July - August 1965, no. 10 (illustrated).
London, Brook Street Gallery, Klee, June - September 1966, no. 14 (illustrated).
Geneva, Galerie Motte, Paul Klee, Huiles, aquarelles, dessins, July - September 1968, no. 113bis.
London, Fischer Fine Art Ltd, Paul Klee 1879-1940, September - October 1975, no. 16 (illustrated).
London, Fischer Fine Art Ltd, Paul Klee 1879-1940, An exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the artist's birth, July - August 1979, no. 28 (illustrated).
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Paul Klee, October 2000 - January 2001 (illustrated).
Geneva, Galerie Georges Moos, Paul Klee, July - August 1963, no. 19.
Geneva, Galerie du Perron, Paul Klee, July - August 1965, no. 10 (illustrated).
London, Brook Street Gallery, Klee, June - September 1966, no. 14 (illustrated).
Geneva, Galerie Motte, Paul Klee, Huiles, aquarelles, dessins, July - September 1968, no. 113bis.
London, Fischer Fine Art Ltd, Paul Klee 1879-1940, September - October 1975, no. 16 (illustrated).
London, Fischer Fine Art Ltd, Paul Klee 1879-1940, An exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the artist's birth, July - August 1979, no. 28 (illustrated).
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Paul Klee, October 2000 - January 2001 (illustrated).
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