Ludwigstrasse

1912

Paul Klee

Associated Names
Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image shows buildings in an impressionistic style. A taller building, possibly a church, is visible near the center right. The horizon is depicted with lines. The artwork uses loose brushstrokes to suggest architectural forms. The color palette is primarily grayscale. The sky is left untouched, emphasizing the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with wash on cream paper, laid on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.9 x 19 cm (3 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.140.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Helfenstein 2000, no. 730

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lily Klee, Bern, 1940 - 1946; Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, 1946 - 1950; (Buchholz Gallery, New York, c. 1950); Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1998

  • The Paul Klee Foundation. Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné. 9 vols. New York, 1998 - 2004: vol. 1, no. 730.

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: Klee; lower left: [not deciphered]; lower right: 1912 19

Wikidata ID

Q64619066

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