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The Hour Before One Night

Paul Klee German, born Switzerland
1940
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Object Information
  • Title: The Hour Before One Night
  • Artist: Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno)
  • Date: 1940
  • Medium: Gouache on paper mounted on cardboard
  • Dimensions: 17 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (44.5 × 59.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.315.62
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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