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Paul Klee

Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch)

Maker

Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879-1940)

Title

Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch)
Untilted

Year

1894-1944

Medium

  • oil

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil

Materials

oil

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

44.5 x 54 cm (17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift in memory of William Warren Orswell

Object Number

46.470

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

  • Books

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange: From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence.

Exhibition History

Expressionist Visions
Prints and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jan 24, 1993
European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937
Oct 18, 1991 – Jan 26, 1992
German Expressionist Prints and Drawings
Jun 20, 1986 – Aug 16, 1986
Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University
Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967
20th-Century Abstract Painting and Sculpture
Apr 16, 1947 – May 18, 1947

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Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879-1940)
Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch); Untilted, 1894-1944
oil
44.5 x 54 cm (17 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches)
Anonymous gift in memory of William Warren Orswell 46.470

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