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DrawingsGerman20th century

Death for the Idea

1915

Artists

Paul KleeArtist

Classification

Drawings

Technique

Lithograph

Medium

Black ink on cream wove paper

Culture

German

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

sheet: 23.9 x 15.8 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

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