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Paul Klee: ”Die Eule wusste es” - KLEE, PAUL 1879 Münchenbuchsee - 1940 Muralto/ Ticino Title: ”Die Eule wusste es”. Date: 1940. Technique: Paste colors on Simili-Japan, Marke Bambou Japon Leysse. Mounting: Mounted on card. Measurement: 20,5 x 29cm. Notation: Signed upper left of the work: Klee. Dated, inscribed, and titled on the backing card lower left: 1940 K10 The Owl Knew It. Frame/Pedestal: Craftman's frame. Not examined out of the frame. A photo expertise by Dr. Jürgen Glaesemer dated December 1, 1987, is available for this work. Provenance: - Lilly Klee, Bern (1940-1946) - Klee Society, Bern (1946-1950) - Paul Klee Foundation, Bern (1950-1952) - Felix Klee, Bern (1953-1981) - Carmine Benincasa, Rome (from 1981) - Sotheby's, London, auction, 1st June 1987, lot 513 - Galerie Neher, Essen (label) - Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from previous owner in 1989) - Independent foundation under the supervision of the German Foundation Centre, Essen Exhibitions: - Malmö Museum, 1965 - Konstsalongen, Stockholm 1965 - Konstmuseum, Gothenburg 1965 - Studio due ci Arte Moderna, Rome 1982 (label) - Marisa del Re Gallery, New York 1983 - Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca Pesaro, Venice 1986 - Galerie Neher, Essen 1987 - Galerie Neher, Essen 1988 - Kunstmuseum, Bern 1990 Literature: - Paul Klee Foundation/Kunstmuseum Bern (eds.): Paul Klee - Werkverzeichnis, vol. 9, Bern 2004, cat. no. 9309, ill. - Paul Klee Foundation/Kunstmuseum Bern (eds.):Paul Klee, Verzeichnis der Werke des Jahres 1940, Stuttgart 1991, cat. no. 1940, 290 (KK10), ill. - Exhibition catalogue: Paul Klee, Malningar-Teckningar, Malmö/Gothenburg/Stockholm, 1965, cat. no. 124 - Exhib. cat.: Paul Klee, Studio due ci Arte Moderna, Rome 1982, cat. no. VII, ill. - Exhib. cat.: Klee. 1914 - 1940, Marisa del Re Gallery, New York 1983, ill. - Exhib. cat. Paul Klee nelle collezioni private, Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca' Pesaro, Venice 1986, cat. no. 154 - Exhib. cat. Deutsche Kunst im 20. Jahrhundert, Galerie Neher, Essen, 1987, vol. 1, pp. 66/67, ill. - Exhibition cat. Die Kunst der Aquarelle, Galerie Neher, Essen, 1988, p. 32, ill. - Exhibition cat. Paul Klee - Das Schaffen im Todesjahr, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern 1990, cat. no. 272, ill. - Freshly coloured sheet from the last year of the artist's life - A stylistically particularly typical work, which remained in the possession of the artist's heirs for a long time - Impressive exhibition history Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Paul Klee Germany Modern Art 1940s Craftman's frame. Not examined out of the frame Abstract Works on paper Gouache