Paul Klee (German, 1879-1940) Theatre der Masken, 1922

Paul Klee
(German, 1879-1940)
Theatre der Masken, 1922
stationery pencil on paper laid to cardboard
signed Klee (upper right); dated (upper left); titled and dated (lower margin)
8 ¾ x 11 ¼ inches.

Provenance
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne

Exhibited:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Center, Wisconsin Collects, 24 September-25 October 1964, n. p., no. 128

Literature
Will Grohmann, Handzeichnungen, 1921-1930, Potsdam, Berlin, 1934, no. 37
Sabine Rewald, The Berggruen Klee Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, p. 177, fig. 41, illus.
Paul-Klee-Stiftung, Catalogue raisonne Paul Klee, Band 3, Bern, 1999, p. 440, no. 2987, illus.

This drawing is the basis for Abstraktes Terzett, 1925, a larger watercolor now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Property from the Estate of John Reiss, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Condition Report: For condition inquiries please contact Mary Grace Bilby at marygracebilby@hindmanauctions.com