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Blick auf einen Fluss (View on a River)

1912

Paul Klee

Associated Names

Paul Klee

Artist, Swiss, 1879 - 1940

The image depicts a sketched landscape with an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the composition, separating land from sky. Bold black lines on a beige background illustrate the terrain. There is a path or road in the foreground leading towards the center. Faint outlines in the distance suggest additional hills or formations. The color palette is minimal, using black lines on a beige background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.5190
Catalogue Raisonné

Kornfeld 1963, no. 42, State Bb/Bb

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: 713.

Wikidata ID

Q65024280

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