Dance to the Sound of Bells, Oboes and Violin

Provenance

By descent to the artist's wife, Lily Klee (1876-1946), Bern [Paul Klee Foundation 2001]; Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, to 1948 [Paul Klee Foundation 2001]. Buchholz Gallery, New York, about 1948 [Paul Klee Foundation 2001]. Given by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro, Chicago, to the Art Institute, 1996.

Dance to the Sound of Bells, Oboes and Violin

Paul Klee

1929

Accession Number

145859

Medium

Watercolor, with pen and brush and brown ink on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper.

Dimensions

310 × 458 mm (max.) (primary support); 442 × 591 mm (secondary support)

Classification

watercolor

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro