Garden of Passion (Garten der Leidenschaft)

1913

Paul Klee

Associated Names
Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image features crisscrossing lines and shapes forming a dense pattern. The abstract design resembles a scene reminiscent of a jungle or lush garden, with leaf-like structures and bounding figures resembling plants and small animals. The intersecting lines and shadings create an intricate maze of shapes resembling stylized foliage and small creatures in a natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on ivory wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5189

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1963, no. 56, State e/e

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. II. Bern, 2000: 1057.

Watermarks

Holland

Wikidata ID

Q65024270

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