Harvard Art Museums > 1966.106: Naval Observatory (Seewarte) Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Naval Observatory (Seewarte) (Paul Klee) , 1966.106,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/296414. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1966.106 People Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland) Title Naval Observatory (Seewarte) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1926 Culture Swiss Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/296414 Physical Descriptions Medium Water-base paint on laid paper mounted on board Dimensions 49.8 x 38.9 cm (19 5/8 x 15 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, upper right: Klee inscription: Inscr., ink, along bottom border: 1926.4 Seewarte; ink, lower left, outside design area: II Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretsky, Jr., New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jaretzki, Jr. Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1966 Object Number 1966.106 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Charles Werner Haxthausen, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Abbeville Press (New York, NY, 1980), p. 113, repr. Exhibition History From Werkbund to Bauhaus: Art and Design in Germany 1900-1934, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 05/12/1980 - 04/26/1980 Works from the 20th Century Collection of the Busch-Reisinger, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 06/15/1980 - 09/01/1980; Wildenstein Gallery, New York, New York, 09/23/1980 - 10/24/1980 Klee and Kandinsky: Works from the Harvard Collection and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 11/21/1980 - 01/17/1981 20th-Century Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/07/1981 - 11/11/1981 Deutsche Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus dem Busch-Reisinger Museum, Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, 10/23/1982 - 01/16/1983; Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin 30, 02/10/1983 - 04/17/1983; Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, 05/08/1983 - 06/26/1983 Paul Klee, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/17/1993 - 06/13/1993 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/17/2017 - 01/07/2018 Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
