Lot #3228: PAUL KLEE - Vulgaere Komoedie - Original lithograph

   

Artist: Paul Klee (Swiss/German, 1879 - 1940).
Title: "Vulgaere Komoedie ["Vulgar Comedy"]".
Medium: Original lithograph.
Date: Composed 1922. Printed later.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (168 x 221 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $300
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $400/500
Lot Note(s): Signed and dated in the plate; Felix Paul Klee handstamp, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. Cream wove textured paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. 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. [29307-1-300-NA]