Artwork / New Renaissance
The Tight Rope Walker (Seiltänzer)
- year
- 1923
- medium
- lithograph in black and pink
- dimensions
- image: 43.4 x 26.8 cm (17 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.) sheet: 52.1 x 38.1 cm (20 1/2 x 15 in.)
Paul Klee · The Tight Rope Walker (Seiltänzer) (1923).
A tightrope walker balances above a network of geometric lines and supports on a softly colored ground.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rosenwald Collection. Accession 1943.3.5184. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/8106-tight-rope-walker-seiltanzer
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