Die Schale des Herzens (Chalice of the Heart)
Paul Klee
1937
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gouache
Dimensions
overall: 37.1 x 49.4 cm (14 5/8 x 19 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope
Accession Number
2002.88.1
About the Artist
Paul Klee
Paul Klee (1879–1940) was born in Münchenbuchsee, near Bern, Switzerland, into a family of musicians; his father was a German music teacher and his mother a trained singer. The musical environment of his childhood left permanent traces on his art, informing his lifelong interest in rhythm, counterpoint, and structural variation. He studied painting in Munich from 1898, absorbing the currents of la...