Paul Klee

Swiss, 1879 - 1940

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Paul Klee, Rechts unfreundlich (Right Unfriendly), 1940, brush and dry pigment mixed with paste, Gift of The Judith Rothschild Foundation, 2007.108.2

Rechts unfreundlich (Right Unfriendly)

Paul Klee · 1940 · brush and dry pigment mixed with paste ·  Accession ID  2007.108.2

Paul Klee, Baroque Centaur (Barocker Kentaur), 1939, gouache on laid paper, Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, 2004.140.11

Baroque Centaur (Barocker Kentaur)

Paul Klee · 1939 · gouache on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2004.140.11

Paul Klee, Die Schale des Herzens (Chalice of the Heart), 1937, gouache, Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope, 2002.88.1

Die Schale des Herzens (Chalice of the Heart)

Paul Klee · 1937 · gouache ·  Accession ID  2002.88.1

A horizontally oriented sheet of paper is entirely painted with a patchwork of rectangular, upright dashes in vivid watercolor. The hulls and sails of boats are outlined in olive green, brown, or brick red. A thick-hulled boat is to the left, and a cluster of intersecting and nested sails are to the right. The colors of the dashes change within and outside of the drawn lines. The dashes across the water are cobalt and ultramarine blue, and across the sky, dashes are shades of pink, red, and purple. Washes of pale blue and yellow create a background. The artist signed the top left corner, “Klee.”
Paul Klee, Dampfer und Segelbōte (Dredger and Sailboat), 1931, watercolor on laid paper, on Klee's original mount, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.93

Dampfer und Segelbōte (Dredger and Sailboat)

Paul Klee · 1931 · watercolor on laid paper, on Klee's original mount ·  Accession ID  1983.1.93

Paul Klee, Never Ending, 1930, etching on cream board, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen, 2012.92.309

Never Ending

Paul Klee · 1930 · etching on cream board ·  Accession ID  2012.92.309

Paul Klee, Old Man Reckoning (Rechnender Greis), 1929, etching in black on japan paper, Gift of Frank R. and Jeannette H. Eyerly, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.157.1

Old Man Reckoning (Rechnender Greis)

Paul Klee · 1929 · etching in black on japan paper ·  Accession ID  1991.157.1

Paul Klee, Old Man Reckoning (Rechnender Greis), 1929, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.17.201

Old Man Reckoning (Rechnender Greis)

Paul Klee · 1929 · etching ·  Accession ID  1950.17.201

Paul Klee, Height! (Höhe!), 1928, etching in black on japan paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1950.17.200

Height! (Höhe!)

Paul Klee · 1928 · etching in black on japan paper ·  Accession ID  1950.17.200

Paul Klee, Rote Säulen vorbeiziehend (Passing By Red Pillars), 1928, palette knife with color gesso, watercolor, stamped gouache, and casein on paper, on artist's original mount, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2006.128.23

Rote Säulen vorbeiziehend (Passing By Red Pillars)

Paul Klee · 1928 · palette knife with color gesso, watercolor, stamped gouache, and casein on paper, on artist's original mount ·  Accession ID  2006.128.23

Paul Klee, Gemischt (Mixed), 1927, reed pen and black ink over traces of graphite, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1988.7.1

Gemischt (Mixed)

Paul Klee · 1927 · reed pen and black ink over traces of graphite ·  Accession ID  1988.7.1

Bibliography

1998

  • Helfenstein, Josef, and Christian Rumelin, eds. Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné. 9 vols. Bern, 2000.