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Heisses Mitleid (Ardent Sympathy)

Heisses Mitleid (Ardent Sympathy)

Artist/Maker (German, born in Switzerland, 1879–1940)
Date1933
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 15/16 × 12 11/16 in. (43 × 32.2 cm)
Mount: 21 7/8 × 17 3/8 in. (55.6 × 44.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Trudy Festinger (OC 1951)
Object number2005.8
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Estate of Paul Klee / Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York, NYProvenanceJames Wise; by gift ca. 1970 to Trudy Festinger, New York; by gift 2005 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Note: according to Trudy Festinger, her uncle James Wise lived for many years in France and was a good friend of Heinz Berggruen. She wrote in Oct. 2004, "My uncle owned quite a number of Klees, many of which he sold, but this one remained in his possession for many years as it was one of our family's favorites. I do not know how long he owned it, nor from where it originally came."Exhibition History
Out of Line: Drawings from the Allen from the Twentieth Century and Beyond
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 1, 2009 - December 23, 2009 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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