Lot #48: PAUL KLEE - Before the Snows ["Vor dem Schnee"] - Original color collotype

   

Artist: Paul Klee (Swiss/German, 1879 - 1940).
Title: "Before the Snows ["Vor dem Schnee"]".
Medium: Original color collotype.
Date: Composed 1929. Printed 1948.
Dimensions: Image size: 8 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (213 x 241 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $225
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400
Lot Note(s): Felix Paul Klee stamp, verso; signed in the plate, lower left. Small edition. Thin cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Bright, fresh colors. Fine condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Felix Paul Klee.
Comment(s): This edition was authorized by Klee shortly before his death in 1940 but delayed by World War II until 1948. It was printed under the immediate supervision of Felix Paul Klee (1907-1990), Klee's son. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [23644-2-225-NA]