Lithograph in colors on light cardboard
France, 1937/38
Paul Klee (1879-1940) – German painter, draftsman and graphic artist
Signed lower right on the stone ‘Klee’
From the art magazine ‚Verve’, Volume 1, number 3
Image dimensions: 35.6 x 22.8 cm
In black profile frame
Very good condition
Paul Klee is one of the best known and most versatile artists of Modern Art; the lithograph ‘Sommeil d’hiver’ from his late work fetch up to 800 euro at international auctions

The magazine ‘Verve’, released in Paris in the years 1937-60 was published in order to create a connection between graphic works by major artists and literary works. This lithograph in colors is from the third number of this magazine, which was issued in 1938. It was printed after a watercolor by the artist and shows a sleeping pregnant woman in an abstract winter landscape, probably as a personification of winter. On verso of the sheet is another lithography is in black and white by the Spanish artist Joan Miró, in which he integrated the name of Paul Klee and the title ‘Sommeil d'hiver’ in a decorative font in one of his typical compositions with star shapes.

The lithograph in colors is signed lower right on the stone ‘Klee’. The sheet is mounted under a mat, at the reverse upper and one lateral edge and shows minor creases in the corners. It is overall in very good condition. The frame is in good condition with minor signs of wear. The image measures 35.6 x 22.8 cm, the sheet 35.6 x 25.8 cm. The framed dimensions are 40 x 51.2 cm.

Paul Klee (1879-1940)

Born in the Swiss town of Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Paul Klee studied painting from 1900 at the Munic academy under Franz von Stuck after having taken private drawing lessons. He travelled to Italy and Paris. From 1906 on Klee again lived in Munic and learned about works by van Gogh and Cezanne, which influenced him. The later acquaintance with artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc and August Macke, with whom he undertook an artistically fruitful trip to Tunis in 1914, had influence on his artistic development. From 1920 to 1931 he taught at the newly founded Bauhaus in Dessau and then switches to the Düsseldorf Academy. When he had to give up teaching there under pressure from the National Socialists in 1933, Klee moved back to Switzerland, where after a long illness he created a large and important late work. (fea)

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