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The Monarchist

1904

Paul Klee

Associated Names

Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image shows an abstract bending figure with elongated limbs over a textured landscape resembling rough terrain or stone. The figure's form suggests a deep stretch or balance, with its smooth curve resembling an arc. Above the scene is a sun with radiating lines. The composition merges human form with elements of nature, blending the organic and abstract.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and aquatint on zinc
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.9040
Catalogue Raisonné

Kornfeld 1963, no. 14, State a

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1963

Kornfeld, Eberhard W. Verzeichnis des Graphischen Werkes von Paul Klee. Bern: Verlag Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1963.

1998

Helfenstein, Josef, and Christian Rumelin. Paul Klee: Catalogue Raisonné, Vol. I. Bern, 2000: 181.

Wikidata ID

Q65024283

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