Old Man Counting | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2015.81
People: Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland)
Title: Old Man Counting
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Old Man Figuring
Original Language Title: Rechnender Greis
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1929
Culture: Swiss
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/353951

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

24.1 x 30.5 cm (9 1/2 x 12 in.)
framed: 65 x 55 cm (25 9/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.r., in graphite: Klee
inscription: l.l., in graphite: 1929 / Der rechnende Greis

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Parke-Bernet 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. #4855

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: 2015.81
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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2015.81: Old Man Counting