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Paul Klee

Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch), 1894-1944

Description

Maker

  • Paul Klee, 1879-1940, Swiss

Title

Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch)

Year

1894-1944

Medium

oil

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

44.5 x 54 cm (17 1/2 x 21 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed on "Urn" side:"Klee 1922/182"

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift in memory of William Warren Orswell

Object Number

46.470

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange

From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Expressionist Visions

December 4, 1992 - January 24, 1993

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992

German Expressionist Prints and Drawings

June 20 - August 16, 1986

Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University

February 16 - April 2, 1967

20th-Century Abstract Painting and Sculpture

April 16 - May 18, 1947

Related

Paul Klee

Recto: Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch), 1922

Paul Klee, designer

Verso: Untitled, ca. 1919-20

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