Klee; Paul
1879 M黱chenbuchsee - 1940 Muralto/ Ticino

Flower in March. 1931. Watercolour and pencil as well as India ink on vellum on Mounted on cardboard. 47.3 x 33.7cm. Signed on vellum upper left: Klee. Dated; numbered and titled on card lower centre: 1913 N. 6. Blume im Maerz. Framed. Not examined out of the frame. Certificate by Dr. Josef Helfenstein

"Blume im Maerz" (Flower in March) is one of the few works in which Paul Klee has
committed an error in the dating. He wrote "1913 N.6." on the carrier card instead of
"1931 N.6.".

For this work a photographic certificate by Dr. Josef Helfenstein (Paul-Klee-Stiftung;
Bern) of 23rd of June 1998 is available.

Provenance:
- Collection Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler; Paris (until 1938)
- Kunsthandel Karl Nierendorf; Cologne/Berlin/New York (from 1938)
- Spencer A. Samuals & Co.; Ltd.; New York (until 1977)
- Collection Serge Sabarsky; New York (1977)
- Antonio Gebauer; New Work (from 1977)
- Galerie Jan Krugier; Ditesheim & Cie; Geneva
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia

Exhibitions:
- The Art Institute of Chicago 1940; no. 123
- Serge Sabarky Gallery; New York 1977; no. 10; ill.

Literature:
- Paul Klee Stiftung (ed.): Catalogue Raisonn? 1931-1933; vol. VI; Bern 2002;
cat.rais.-no. 5491 / 1931; 86 (N6).
Art trade; Van Ham.