Harvard Art Museums > 2015.71: Newly Built Pyramid with the Eye of the Moon Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Newly Built Pyramid with the Eye of the Moon (Paul Klee) , 2015.71,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/353941. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2015.71 People Paul Klee, Swiss (Münchenbuchsee near Bern, Switzerland 1879 - 1940 Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland) Title Newly Built Pyramid with the Eye of the Moon Other Titles Original Language Title: Pyramidenneubau M. D. Mondauge Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1919 Culture Swiss Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/353941 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor on paper Dimensions sheet: 19.1 x 14.8 cm (7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.) board: 21.6 x 19.7 cm (8 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.) framed: 37.5 x 31 cm (14 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r., in watercolor: Klee / 1919 192 inscription: On board, l.l., in black ink: 1919 192 label: On backing board: Collection / J.B. Neumann / New York / Paul / Klee label: On backing board: Kleeman Galleries / 65 East 57th Street New York 22 N.Y. / No. 5683 / Artist Paul Klee / TItle "Composition No. 192" / Watercolor / 1919 Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Goltz, August 24, 1921] sold; to Jsrael Ber Neumann (1921-1948), sold; through [Neumann Gallery, New York]; to Joy and Marion Levy (1948-2002); Joy Levy (2002-2015), by bequest; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2015. State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Cat. rais. #2256 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Bequest of Joy C. and Marion J. Levy, Jr. Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 2015 Object Number 2015.71 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 1310 Surrealism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/14/2016 - 03/30/2017 Subjects and Contexts The Bauhaus Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
