This lot consists of a hand executed oil painting on unstretched gessoed canvas, done in the abstract style of surrealist painter Paul Klee (German, 1879-1940). "Klee" is hand written at bottom left. Image depicts an abstract drawing of various colors, shapes and figures. The composition is set upon a pallet of reds and greens. This piece is done in the childlike style for which Klee is so well known. Painting would be a highlight to any modern art collectors gallery. Overall unframed image measures 23" x 19".

Paul Klee (German, 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually deeply explored color theory, writing about it extensively; his lectures Writings on Form and Design Theory (Schriften zur Form und Gestaltungslehre), published in English as the Paul Klee Notebooks, are held to be as important for modern art as Leonardo da Vinci's A Treatise on Painting for the Renaissance. He and his colleague, Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, both taught at the Bauhaus school of art, design and architecture. His works reflect his dry humor and his sometimes childlike perspective, his personal moods and beliefs, and his musicality.

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection

DIMENSIONS:
Overall unframed image measures 23" x 19".

Finger Lakes Estate and Auction Company has been commissioned to liquidate several private collections of fine art. The pieces in this auction came from established collectors both in the United States and Europe.

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In the style of [Artist Name]: The work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but there may be some question as to actual authorship.

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Piece is in overall excellent condition.