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Ängstlicher Hinterhalt
Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879–1940) · 1937
£41,280 price realized incl. premium
≈ $55,910≈ €47,453
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache, pencil and coloured chalk on paper laid down on an artist's card mount”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'Klee' upper left; titled, numbered and dated '1937. K 16. Ängstlicher Hinterhalt' lower edge of the artist's mount
- Category
- Gouaches
- Dimensions
- 40.4 x 29.7 cm (15 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art (UK010126)
- Date
- April 16, 2026
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 89
- Estimate
- £40,000 – £60,000 (≈ $54,176 – $81,264) (≈ €45,982 – €68,973)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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