Paul Klee Comedian Etching Vintage Original Print

Description

Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Original Vintage Lithograph
Publisher: Meriden Gravure Co, 1947
"Komiker"
12" x 9"

Overview: This is a wonderful … more Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Original Vintage Lithograph
Publisher: Meriden Gravure Co, 1947
"Komiker"
12" x 9"

Overview: This is a wonderful Vintage Original lithograph by Paul Klee (1879-1940) after his original etching, Komiker (Comedian). This is one of several etchings Klee made that refer to ancient Greek comedies; in this example, both mask and face are significantly deformed. The artist said, "This is my most personal work up to now...Its expression flowed from my deepest soul." Klee described the subject of this print as "a grotesque mask on a grave and moral head...The mask represents art, behind it hides man." He considered the print's etched lines to be "roads to the analysis of the work of art."

This lithograph comes from the second edition of the Prints of Paul Klee was printed in the summer of 1947, in an edition of two thousand copies, by the Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Connecticut, and The Golden Eagle Press, Mount Vernon, New York. The eight color plates were reproduced in stencil by Esther Gentle, New York. Original date of 1904, the title, and the signature is printed in the plate. The title is printed on the back.

Sold UNFRAMED. Will ship flat and boxed to preserve integrity

Certification: Our Gallery Certificate of Authenticity is included for items that sell for over $500. For all others Certificates are available for purchase.

Condition: Very good condition. Light toning to edges. No tears. Lovely

Measurements: Strike is approx 4.75"x5.25" and it is approx 12"x9" total paper size less