Paul Klee

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

Maker

Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879-1940)

Title

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

Year

1922

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil

Supports

Dimensions

Image: 38.6 x 48.3 cm (15 3/16 x 19 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed:Klee 1922/182

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift in memory of William Warren Orswell

Object Number

46.470A

Type

Exhibition History

Dreams and Nightmares
German Graphic Arts, 1900 - 1933
Nov 05, 2004 – Jan 23, 2005

Label copy

Klee was a member of the Blaue Reiter group and later a teacher at the Bauhaus. Here the artist divided the picture plane into a series of geometric shapes in a rhythmic exploration of color and form. The silhouettes of the funerary urns in the sepulchral vault (columbarium) evoke the central mystery of death.

"The Center Cannot Hold"
Art from 1900-1920
Mar 01, 1999 – Jul 01, 1999

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Paul Klee (Swiss, 1879-1940)
Recto: Columbarium of the Ochsenfrosch Family (Urnenstatte der Familie Ochsenfrosch), 1922
Oil paint on paper
Image: 38.6 x 48.3 cm (15 3/16 x 19 inches)
Anonymous gift in memory of William Warren Orswell 46.470A

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