Harvard Art Museums > 1966.106: Naval Observatory (Seewarte) Drawings 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, May 16, 2025, 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
