Black Columns in a Landscape

Paul Klee

1919 · Watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard · Modern and Contemporary Art

In the spring of 1919, Klee rented a large studio in the Schloss Suresnes, a neglected eighteenth-century palace in Schwabing, Munich's artists' quarter. According to Klee's son Felix, Suresnes, its park, and the nearby Englischer Garten served as inspiration for this watercolor. It depicts Ionic columns, a large chestnut leaf, a thin black cross, a small red pavilion, and a boat on the River Isar, which flows through Munich.

Artist

Paul Klee

Date

1919

Medium

Watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1987