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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2015.74
People
Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland)
Title
Picture of a Harbor
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Hafenbild
Alternate Title: Ships in a Harbour
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1916
Culture
Swiss
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/353944

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and ink on paper mounted to board
Dimensions
sheet: 10.2 x 20.4 cm (4 x 8 1/16 in.)
board: 23.5 x 30.5 cm (9 1/4 x 12 in.)
framed: 43 x 32 x 5 cm (16 15/16 x 12 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in watercolor: Klee
  • inscription: On bobard, l.l., in black ink: 1916 51
  • label: On backing board: Collection / J.B. Naumann / New York / Paul / Klee
  • label: On backing board: Kleemann Galleries / 65 East 57 St. / New York / Year 1916 / Artist: Paul Klee / Title: "Boats in Harbor" / Medium Watercolor

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold, [through, D. D. Strum, March 17, 1917]; to Sally Falk, Mannheim (1917-1919); Rudolf Pfrunder, Zurich (1919); Jsrael Ber Neumann (1919-1921). [Neumann Gallery, 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
Cat. Rais. #1648

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
2015.74
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • The Bauhaus

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