The Fruit

1932 · oil on jute · Paul Klee

From $49.00

Sign in to save favorites
To the Trade

Trade members save up to 30% off retail.Log in or apply for Trade Membership to see your price.

See it in a room

The Fruit by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, den
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Den
The Fruit 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
The Fruit by Paul Klee, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, hotel guest room
Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Hotel guest room
The Fruit

Story

Rounded, organic forms overlap and cluster across a coarsely woven surface, rendered in shades of brown, tan, and ochre against a pale beige ground. The shapes seem to drift and merge, suggesting clustered fruit without strict detail. Paul Klee painted this in oil on jute in 1932. Klee, German-Swiss (1879–1940), worked within the Bauhaus movement. The piece came to the museum as a fractional and promised gift from Janice and Henri Lazarof.

Where it works

A still life suited to dens and bedrooms, and to hotel guest rooms, in a horizontal format.

CreatorPaul Klee
Year1932
Mediumoil on jute
Original dimensions22.0625 × 28.125 in
SKUlacm0080_frgc_1620
Archive IDrs:100:37843

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof, M.2005.70.60 · Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn