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Black Columns in a Landscape
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WMET0096
Our Inspiration: Black Columns in a Landscape
Paul Klee (German, b. Switzerland, 1879–1940)
Watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 in., 1919
The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1987 1987.455.1
In the spring of 1919, Paul Klee rented a large studio in the Schloss Suresnes, a neglected 18th-century palace in Schwabing, Munich’s artists’ quarter. According to Klee’s son Felix, Suresnes, its park, and the nearby Englischer Garten served as inspiration for this watercolor. It depicts Ionic columns, a large chestnut leaf, a thin black cross, a small red pavilion, and a boat on the River Isar, which flows through Munich.
Our Inspiration: Black Columns in a Landscape
Paul Klee (German, b. Switzerland, 1879–1940)
Watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard, 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 in., 1919
The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1987 1987.455.1
In the spring of 1919, Paul Klee rented a large studio in the Schloss Suresnes, a neglected 18th-century palace in Schwabing, Munich’s artists’ quarter. According to Klee’s son Felix, Suresnes, its park, and the nearby Englischer Garten served as inspiration for this watercolor. It depicts Ionic columns, a large chestnut leaf, a thin black cross, a small red pavilion, and a boat on the River Isar, which flows through Munich.