Lichtbreitung II (Light-Broadening II), Paul Klee

Property from a Private European Collection
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
Lichtbreitung II (Light-Broadening II)

signed Klee (lower right)
watercolour and pencil on paper laid down on card
Image: 24.2 by 13.5cm., 9½ by 5¼in.
Framed: 41.2 by 29.8cm., 16¼ by 11¾in.
Executed in 1929.

Condition Report:
Executed on cream laid paper, laid down on card. There are a few tiny scattered losses to parts of the blue watercolour and a very faint scuff in the lower left quadrant, only visible upon extremely close inspection and possibly inherent to the artist's working process. There is some scattered foxing to the mount, which has been painted over with what appears to be white gouache. This work is in good condition and the colours are strong and well-preserved.

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

Provenance:
Richard Doetsch-Benzinger, Basel
The Estate of Richard Doetsch-Benzinger, Basel (by descent from the above in 1958) Galerie Liatowitsch, Basel (possibly on commission from the above)
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in 1971