Zwei Männer, einander in höherer Stellung vermutend, begegnen sich (Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to Be of Higher Rank

1903

Paul Klee

Associated Names
Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image shows two elongated, curved figures with exaggerated limbs, bending towards each other in a posture that creates an abstract and surreal scene. The figures resemble hunched, anthropomorphic beings with features that connect them to familiar creatures such as humans and apes. Their bent arms and legs form sinewy, distorted lines that contrast with the rocky surface they stand on. The figures appear engaged in a silent conversation in the abstract composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on zinc

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9041

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1963, no. 7, State iib/iib

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1964

  • The Turn of the Century, Kresge Art Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964, no. 20.

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: 165.

Wikidata ID

Q65024284

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