Fragmenta Veneris

Paul Klee (1879-1940) Fragmenta Veneris signed 'Klee' (centre left); inscribed 'fragmenta Veneris' (on the reverse) and signed, dated and inscribed '1938 X 1 fragmenta Veneris Klee' (on the stretcher) watercolour, tempera and plaster on jute; in the artist's original frame 11 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (30 x 21 cm.) without the frame 12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (30.8 x 23.2 cm.) with the artist's frame Painted in 1938