Flower Bed

1913 · oil on cardboard · Paul Klee

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Flower Bed by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Satin Black, living
Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Framed canvas, Ramino Satin Black · Living room
Flower Bed by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, kids' room
Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Kids' room
Flower Bed by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, restaurant
Shown at 81.3 × 101.6 cm (32 × 40 in) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Restaurant
Flower Bed

Story

A dense arrangement of blooms unfolds in a patchwork of geometric blue, green, yellow, pink, and orange shapes, suggesting a garden broken into abstract fragments rather than rendered naturalistically. Paul Klee made this piece in oil on cardboard in 1913. Klee, a German-Swiss artist associated with Expressionism, built the image through pattern and color rather than literal form. The work entered the Guggenheim's collection through purchase from the Karl Nierendorf estate.

Where it works

Suited to living rooms and kids' rooms, and to restaurants, in a horizontal format.

CreatorPaul Klee
Year1913
Mediumoil on cardboard
Original dimensions11 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.
SKUguny0221_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:37523

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Estate of Karl Nierendorf, By Purchase