Tempel Wandmalerei II (Temple wall painting II)
1920
Paul Klee was known for his almost child-like compositions that often deconstructed recognizable forms into simplistic pictograms. This work is one of several that relates to images of temples, temple gardens, and walls, inspired by a 1914 trip to Tunisia. Architectural in its massing but devoid of space, it has a density of pattern and decoration akin to tapestries.
Gouache on paper
Overall: 17 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (44.5 x 37.8cm)
Gift of Sidney and Anne Gerber
52.107
Provenance: {Stendahl Art Galleries, Los Angeles, California}; purchased from gallery by Anne (1910-2005) and Sidney Gerber (d. 1965), Seattle, Washington; to Seattle Art Museum, 1952
Photo: Eduardo Calderón