Lot #2878: PAUL KLEE - Sangerin der komischen Oper - Original color lithograph & stencil/ pochoir

   

Artist: Paul Klee (Swiss/German, 1879 - 1940).
Title: "Sangerin der komischen Oper ["Singer of the Comic Opera"]".
Medium: Original color lithograph & stencil/ pochoir.
Date: Composed 1925. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (251 x 181 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000
Lot Note(s): Dated in the plate, lower left; Felix Paul Klee handstamp, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. Cream wove textured paper. Ample margins. Fine impression with bright, fresh colors. Very good to 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 after the war. It was printed under the immediate supervision of Klee's son, Felix Paul Klee (1907-1990), a prominent art historian and later director of the Paul Klee Foundation. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29300-2-600-NA]