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PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Lot 558 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)

Schwarze Messe

Closed11 November 2023

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USD 250,000–350,000

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PAUL KLEE (1879-1940)
Schwarze Messe
signed 'Klee' (lower right); dated, titled and inscribed '1936 13 Schwarze Messe' (on the artist's mount)
pastel on joined linen mounted on card
Image size: 10 ¾ x 21 in. (27.2 x 53.2 cm.)
Mount size: 15 1⁄8 x 25 1⁄8 in. (31.4 x 63.7 cm.)
Drawn in 1936

Private collection, Bern.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired from the above, 1953).
Ludmilla and Hans Arnhold, New York (acquired from the above, September 1954, then by descent).
Private Foundation, Europe (gift from the above).