Figurine: "Kleiner Fürtüfel" (Figurine: "Small Fire Devil"), Paul Klee

Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Figurine: "Kleiner Fürtüfel" (Figurine: "Small Fire Devil")

signed Klee (lower right), dated 1927, titled and inscribed H 5 on a fragment of the artist's mount
tempera on paper laid down on card
32.8 by 24.5cm., 12⅞ by 9⅝ in.
Framed: 50 by 41.5cm., 19¾ by 16¼ in.
Executed in 1927.

Condition Report:
Executed on black paper, laid down on card. There is an artist's pinhole in each of the four corners. There are a few light surface scratches in places and a diagonal scuff to the upper right quadrant, only visible under raking light. This work is in overall good condition.

Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.

Provenance:
Curt Valentin (Buchholz Gallery; Valentin Gallery), Berlin/New York
William & Julie Landmann, Toronto (acquired circa 1942)
Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Montreal (acquired from the above circa 1995. Sold: Sotheby's, New York, 6th May 2009, lot 129)
Purchased at the above sale by the previous owner