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3243 - PAUL KLEE
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PAUL KLEE (Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto) Scene auf dem Theater der Exoten. 1922. Ink on paper on artist’s board. Signed upper left: Klee. Dated, numbered and titled on the artist’s board: 1922 / 119 / Theater der Exoten. 17.2 × 25.5 cm on 25 × 32.5 cm. Provenance: - J.K. Thannhauser Gallery, New York (label on verso). - Private collection, San Francisco, acquired from the above gallery in 1951 and passed by descent to the next generation. - Auction Bonhams New York, 20 November 2025, lot 125. - Private collection, Germany. Literature: - Paul-Klee-Stiftung and Kunstmuseum Bern (eds.): Paul Klee. Catalogue raisonné, Bern 2000, vol. III, p. 425, no. 2943. - Will Grohmann: Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen 1921–1930, Potsdam/Berlin 1934, no. 28. - Jürgen Glaesemer: Paul Klee. Handzeichnungen II. 1921–1936, Bern 1984, p. 466, no. 26. The authenticity of the work has been confirmed by the Paul Klee Foundation. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.
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Impressionist & Modern Art (A219)Auction house
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