2015.79: Small Picture of a Harbor

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2015.79

People

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

Title

Small Picture of a Harbor

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Kleines Hafenbild
Alternate Title: Small Picture of a Harbour
Alternate Title: Little Harbour Picture

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

1928

Culture

Swiss

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/353949

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

28 x 33 cm (11 x 13 in.)
framed: 44 x 40.5 cm (17 5/16 x 15 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.l.: Klee 1928 P.8
• label: On verso, adhered to stretcher bar: Kleeman / Galleries / 65 East 57th Street / New York / No. EK#1 / Year 1928 / Artist: Paul Klee / Title: "Kleines Hafen / bild" / Size: 13 x 11 1/2 / Medium Oil on Canvas
• label: On verso, adhered to stretcher bar: Fogg Art Museum / LOAN / TL13422.1? / LEVY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Alfred Flechtheim (1928-1929); Alfred Tietz, Köln (1929); [Kleemann 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

Cat. Rais. #4609

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

2015.79

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• The Bauhaus

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