Gemischt (Mixed)
Paul Klee
1927
Medium
reed pen and black ink over traces of graphite
Dimensions
overall: 29.5 x 41.8 cm (11 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1988.7.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Paul Klee · 1879–1940
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...