id: 136592
accession number: 1961.154
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Tightrope Walker, 1923. Paul Klee (German, 1879-1940). Color lithograph; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1961.154
title: Tightrope Walker
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creation date: 1923
creation date earliest: 1923
creation date latest: 1923
current location:
creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
copyright:
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culture: Germany, 20th century
technique: color lithograph
department: Prints
collection: PR - Lithograph
type: Print
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Kornfeld 95
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CREATORS
* Paul Klee (German, 1879-1940) - artist
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state of the work: IVc
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1961)
opening date: 1961-11-01T04:00:00
Year in Review (1961). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 1-26, 1961).
title: Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965
opening date: 1966-05-20T04:00:00
Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).
title: German Expressionist Graphics
opening date: 1980-05-07T04:00:00
German Expressionist Graphics. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 7-October 5, 1980).
title: Cross Section: Graphic Art in Germany after the First World War
opening date: 1989-10-10T04:00:00
Cross Section: Graphic Art in Germany after the First World War. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10, 1989-January 7, 1990).
title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 1991-04-02T04:00:00
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 2019-05-05T04:00:00
A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Kennedy Gallery, New York, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH)
date: ?-1961
footnotes:
citations:
Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1961
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1961-
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fun fact:
Paul Klee made this print during a decade spent on the faculty of the Bauhaus, an influential German art school.
digital description:
This lithograph is one of Paul Klee’s many depictions of tightrope walkers, a subject that he saw as reflecting the balance and tension necessary to artistic creation. Against a field of pink, the figure occupies only a small portion of the sheet, much of which is filled with an abstracted landscape of winding stairs and paths. Klee employed a variety of lithographic techniques in the print—from the fine pen lines used to sketch the tightrope walker and his surroundings to the smooth gradient above and below him, making him appear as if spotlit.
wall description:
This lithograph is one of Paul Klee’s many depictions of tightrope walkers, a subject that he saw as reflecting the balance and tension necessary to artistic creation. Against a field of pink, the figure occupies only a small portion of the sheet, much of which is filled with an abstracted landscape of winding stairs and paths. Klee employed a variety of lithographic techniques in the print—from the fine pen lines used to sketch the tightrope walker and his surroundings to the smooth gradient above and below him, making him appear as if spotlit.
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.154/1961.154_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.154/1961.154_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1961.154/1961.154_full.tif