I need information about a portfolio of original prints including a
lithograph by Paul Klee called the Künstlerspende für das Deutsche
Buchmuseum, published in Leipzig in 1922.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 06 Apr 2003 11:08 PDT

I have found some information about this portfolio.  What information
do you need in particular?

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Clarification of Question by printperson-ga on 06 Apr 2003 14:25 PDT

I'd like to know anything you have found out about it. So far I only
know the title, the date, where is was published, and that it
contained original prints by various artists.

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Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 06 Apr 2003 15:58 PDT

I have found the total number of works, the names of 13 of the artists
(including Klee), and details on four of the works (including a
picture of one).  Is this information sufficient for an answer?

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Clarification of Question by printperson-ga on 07 Apr 2003 09:10 PDT

Yes, sure. Anything you have found out would be great.

And thanks!

Hello printperson-ga,

The following pages are in German; if you need translation assistance,
please let me know.

This first page notes that the "Künstlerspende für das Deutsche 
Buchmuseum", from 1922/1926, consists of 35 works by such famous
German artists as Cissarz, Corinth, Klee, Klemm, Kokoschka, Kolb,
Kollwitz, Kubin, Liebermann, Orlik, Slevogt, Steiner-Prag, and
Tiemann.

"Deutsches Buch- und Schriftmuseum: Grafische Sammlung"
Die Deutsche Bibliothek
http://www.ddb.de/museum/dt_buch_schrift_graf_slg.htm

Details on the Cissarz work, as well as works by Robert Engels and
Gustav Wolf, from the portfolio are listed in this auction catalog:

"Auktion: 212, Gemälde + Skulpturen bis 5000: Katalognummern: 550 -
599" [under "579. Konvolut"]
VAN HAM Kunstauctionen
http://www.van-ham.com/auktion/A212/AUKTION/000212/550599.htm

There is also a work by Erich Gruner in the portfolio, described on
the following page.  (You can click on "Bild" to view an image of it.)

"Graphikangebote" [page 21]
Dr. Doris Möllers KG
http://www.kunstkontor.com/de/Moderne_Graphik.asp?suche=&PN=21

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

"künstlerspende für das deutsche buchmuseum"

[I tried variations on this search, as well as searches for the
identified works by Klee and other artists, on Google and other search
engines, with no results.]

I searched a few places for you including Questia
(http://www.questia.com/) but the lithograph in question did not
appear in the books they had about him.  I wanted you to know that
this option has been tried and while Questia has much information on
Klee, that lithograph name did not appear in my Questia searches.

The lithograph by Klee published in this portfolio was Die Hexe mit
dem Kamm (Witch with a Comb). 1922.