2015.83: Spectacle of Spirals

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2015.83

People

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

Title

Spectacle of Spirals

Other Titles

Original Language Title: Schauspiel der Spiralen
Alternate Title: Play of Spirals

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1937

Culture

Swiss

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/353953

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Crayon on paper

Dimensions

24.1 x 35.5 cm (9 1/2 x 14 in.)
framed: 55 x 68.5 cm (21 5/8 x 26 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.c., in red ink: Klee
• inscription: l.l., on support: 1937 N 20
• inscription: l.r., on support: Schauspiel der Spiralen
• label: On backing board: Kleemann Galleries / 65 East 57th Street New York 22, N.Y. / No. 5683 / Paul Klee / "Schauspiel de Spiraler" / Pastel 1937 / 48,5 : 33,2 cm.
• label: On backing board: Galerie Rosengart Luzern / Paul Klee / "Schauspiel de Spiralen" 1937 / 48,5 x 33,2 cm.
• label: On backing board: 2028

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Lily Klee, Bern (1940-1946); Klee Gesellschaft, Bern (1946-1947); [Rosengart Gallery, Lucerne], sold; to Joy and Marion Levy (1949-2002); Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Cat. Rais. #7036

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

2015.83

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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Subjects and Contexts

• The Bauhaus

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