Bird Wandering Off

Name: Bird Wandering Off
Brand: Paul Klee
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1926 · Sprayed and brushed gouache on paper, bordered with gouache, mounted on cardboard · Paul Klee

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Bird Wandering Off by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Arber Natural, bedroom — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Bedroom

Bird Wandering Off by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Satin Black, living — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Satin Black · Living room

Bird Wandering Off by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, hotel guest room — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Hotel guest room

Story

A brown bird marked with touches of orange moves off to the left, crossing a quiet field of beige, gray, and blue shapes arranged into simple geometric patterns. The piece was made in 1926 using sprayed and brushed gouache on paper, bordered with gouache and mounted on cardboard, and it is held today at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, having entered the collection through the Berggruen Klee gift. Paul Klee (1879–1940) worked within the Bauhaus movement, bringing its sense of structure and color into this composition. Looking closely, the bird's rounded body and thin legs stand out against the flattened, almost abstract ground, giving the impression of a creature drifting through a landscape built from soft blocks of tone rather than literal scenery.