2015.73: Munich

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2015.73

People

Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland)

Title

Munich

Other Titles

Alternate Title: Mnchn

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1910

Culture

Swiss

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/353943

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

sheet: 10.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
board: 24 x 32.1 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
framed: 30.7 x 41 x 1.2 cm (12 1/16 x 16 1/8 x 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.r., overlapping sheet and support: Klee / 51 1910
• inscription: On board, l.l., in black ink: Mnchn
• label: On backing board: Buchholz Gallery / Curt Valentin / 32 East 57th Street, New York / Title & Year Munich. 1910 / Artist Paul Klee / Medium & Size Ink. 4 1/4 x 8 3/8" / No. 10852

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Lily Klee, Bern (1940-1946); Klee Gesellschaft, Bern (1946-1949); [Buchholz Gallery, New York], sold; to Joy and Marion Levy (1950-2002); Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Cat. Rais. #516

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Bequest of Joy C. and Marion J. Levy, Jr.

Copyright

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Accession Year

2015

Object Number

2015.73

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• The Bauhaus

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