Angel Applicant
1939 · Gouache, ink, and graphite on paper mounted on cardboard
Dimensions : 25 3/4 × 17 1/2 in. (65.4 × 44.5 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1984
It seems doubtful that this Angel Applicant, resembling the offspring of a bulldog and a Halloween mask, will ever reach heaven. In 1939, Klee composed twenty-nine works that feature angels, having in earlier years only sporadically depicted them. His angels were not the celestial kind but hybrid creatures beset with human foibles and whims. Klees angels are
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About this artwork
Angel Applicant (1939) by Paul Klee, gouache, ink, and graphite on paper mounted on cardboard, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Paul Klee
Paul Klee (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism.
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