Never Ending

1930

Paul Klee

Associated Names
Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image displays curving, fluid lines that intertwine and overlap to create an abstract design. The shapes resemble coral or botanical forms with branching structures, suggesting the natural world. In the background, a gradient of stippled dots transitions from dark to light, adding depth and texture. These abstract forms suggest natural growth and complexity.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 × 13.7 cm (7 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 22.5 cm (11 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.309

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1963, no. 106, State a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hom Gallery, Washington, D.C.); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 25, 1984; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Kornfeld, Eberhard W. Verzeichnis des Graphischen Werkes von Paul Klee. Bern: Verlag Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1963: no. 106, a

1998

  • Helfenstein, Josef, and Christian Rumelin. Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. II. Bern, 2000: 5136.

Inscriptions

below image, in graphite: 1930 K10 / KLEE / 269/15

Wikidata ID

Q76556590

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