Comedian (Inv. 4) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2015.72
People: Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland)
Title: Comedian (Inv. 4)
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Komiker (Inv. 4)
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1904
Culture: Swiss
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/353942

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

image: 12.4 x 13.7 cm (4 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
framed: 49 x 39 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r.: Klee 1904.14
inscription: In imprint: Komiker (Inv. 4) P. K. Bern 04 / Marz

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York], sold; to Joy and Marion Levy (1948-2002); Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Kornfeld #10; Cat. Rais. #184 (Komiker. II Fassung)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Bequest of Joy C. and Marion J. Levy, Jr.
Accession Year: 2015
Object Number: 2015.72
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

The Bauhaus

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2015.72: Comedian (Inv. 4)