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Death in the Garden (Legend)

A work made of oil on cotton, on cardboard nailed to wood.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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  • A work made of oil on cotton, on cardboard nailed to wood.

Date:

1919

Artist:

Paul Klee
German, born Switzerland, 1879–1940

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Artist

Paul Klee

Title

Death in the Garden (Legend)

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1919

Medium

Oil on cotton, on cardboard nailed to wood

Inscriptions

Signed, u.r.: Klee, dated, l.l. 1919.244

Dimensions

27.3 × 24.8 cm (10 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Reference Number

1996.393

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

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