Accession Number1951/2.38
TitleA Walk with the Child
Artist(s)Paul KleeArtist NationalitySwissObject Creation Date1940Medium & Supportblack crayon on off-white paper, mounted on heavier paperDimensions 19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (49.2 x 34.9 cm);19 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (49.2 x 34.9 cm);22 x 18 3/16 in. (55.88 x 46.04 cm)
Credit LineMuseum PurchaseLabel copyAt the end of his life, terminally ill and living in exile, Klee alternated between periods of deep melancholy and warm human sympathy. In this gentle composition, the artist returns to the continuous-line technique characteristic of the early 1930s.
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Keywords
Expressionism
Figures
child
modern and contemporary art
walking
women