Artist
Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879–1940)Swiss, 1879–1940
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Stilleben in Braun (Still Life in Brown)
Date1937
PlaceSwitzerland
MediumOil pastel on paper with partial frottage technique, mounted on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 5/8 × 8 3/16 in. (29.5 × 20.8 cm)
Mount: 19 1/4 × 13 11/16 in. (48.9 × 34.8 cm)
Mount: 19 1/4 × 13 11/16 in. (48.9 × 34.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Schlumberger
Object number63.15
Non exposé
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
"Paul Klee: Bauhaus Master," Fundacion Juan March, Madrid, Spain, March 22-June 30, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
below image on mount in ink: 1937 S14 Stilleben in Braun, verso of mount lower center in pencil: # 2149, in ink: clalas[?]
recto upper right in ink: Klee
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