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A Genius Serves a Small Breakfast (Ein Genius serviert ein kleines Frühstück)

1920

Paul Klee

Associated Names

Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image depicts thin, curving lines intertwining to create an abstract composition on a blank background. The lines form a figure with elongated limbs and feathered wings, along with a spiral shape near the head and a circular object in one hand. Other lines create an arching frame around the central figure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5186
Catalogue Raisonné

Kornfeld 1963, no. 79, State i/iic

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. III. Bern, 2000: 2436.

Wikidata ID

Q65024266

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