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Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879–1940) · 1938 - work number 1938.179 (L 19)

CHF 150,000 hammer

≈ $168,360≈ £131,152≈ €153,529

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Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “Charcoal and gouache on jute on cardboard”
Support
Board
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
30.5 x 12.5 cm, jute; 41.2 x 27.5 cm, backing board
Auction house
Kornfeld
Sale
Auction 278: Live Auction - Part 1 (278)
Date
June 16, 2023
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Lot
92
Estimate
CHF 175,000 – — (≈ $196,420) (≈ £153,011) (≈ €179,117)
Source
Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Provenance (2)
  • Coll. Hans and Erika Meyer-Benteli, Bern, by inheritance to
  • Private collection Switzerland
Literature (2)
  • Catalogue raisonné: Catalogue raisonné, Paul Klee, vol. 7, Werke 1934-1938, Bern 2003, no. 7381
  • Christian Rümelin, Klees Umgang mit seinem eigenen Œuvre, in: Ausstellungskatalog Balingen 2001, pag. 221, note 103

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