Paul Klee

Sunset



Paul Klee - Sunset



Paul Klee
Sunset
1930
46.1 x 70.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Gift of Mary and Leigh B. Block


Literature

Selected by James Cuno, Master Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; New Haven and London, 2009, p. 123


Provenance

Probably by descent to the artist’s wife, Lily Klee (died 1946), Bern, from 1940 to 1946
probably sold to the Klee-Gesellschaft, Bern, 1946
probably given to Will Grohmann, Dresden and Berlin, by 1954 to 1962
sold to Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London, from 1962 to 1964
sold to Mary and Leigh B. Block, Chicago, from 1964 to 1981
given to the Art Institute, 1981

External links

Art Institute Chicago Accession number 1981.13

Other works by Paul Klee


Paul Klee Ancient Harmony
Ancient Harmony
1925

Paul Klee Picture of a City (Red-Green Accents)
Picture of a City (Red-Green Accents)
1921

Paul Klee A Leaf from the Book of Cities
A Leaf from the Book of Cities
1928

Paul Klee Hommage à Picasso
Hommage à Picasso
1914

Paul Klee Conjuring Trick
Conjuring Trick
1927