id:			136592
accession number:	1961.154
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1961.154
updated:		2025-02-09 02:28:32.846000

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
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	Germany, 20th century
technique:	color lithograph
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Lithograph
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Kornfeld 95

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CREATORS

* Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940)  - artist

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1961)
	opening date:   1961-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1961)</i>. 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
	<i>Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).

	title:		The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review
	opening date:   1970-01-14T05:00:00
	<i>The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).

	title:		German Expressionist Graphics
	opening date:   1980-05-07T04:00:00
	<i>German Expressionist Graphics</i>. 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
	<i>Cross Section: Graphic Art in Germany after the First World War</i>. 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:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. 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
	<i>A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland</i>. 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
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	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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