Weather Station | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2015.76
People: Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland)
Title: Weather Station
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Kompasshäuschen
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 1923
Culture: Swiss
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/353946

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and watercolor on paper mounted to board

Dimensions

sheet: 22.2 x 16 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
board: 29.5 x 22.9 cm (11 5/8 x 9 in.)
framed: 53.3 x 44.5 x 5.5 cm (21 x 17 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l., in watercolor: Klee
inscription: l.l., on support: 1923 H66
(not assigned): u.l.: Kompasshäuschen
(not assigned): U.l., in black ink: Kompasshäuschen
label: On backing board: Kleemann Galleries / 65 East 57th Street New York 22 N.Y. / No. K4068 / Artist Paul Klee / Title Kompashauschen / Watercolor

Provenance

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

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: 2015.76
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

The Bauhaus

Verification Level

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