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| The Gate to Hades, 1921 Paul Klee Swiss, 1879-1940 Watercolor and oil transfer drawing on laid paper, mounted on thin cardboard sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (27.6 x 39.1 cm); mount: 12-1/4 x 16-7/8 in. (31.1 x 42.9 cm) Norton Simon Museum, The Blue Four Galka Scheyer Collection P.1953.059 © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Reproduction, including downloading of ARS works is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Not on view This melancholy scene appears to take place on a stage, with a curtain drawn back on the left. The dark borders and the small cross to the right of the title are signs of mourning that Klee put on this and several other works of this period, following the death of his mother in March 1921. View Provenance |
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