Twittering Machine by Paul Klee
Twittering Machine (1922)
Paul Klee | Modernism | Oil transfer drawing, watercolor, and ink on paper
A row of skinny birds sits on a wire that ends in a hand crank, every beak wide open as if singing. Imagine turning the handle and hearing them twitter!
Did you know? For years this picture hung in a museum in Berlin, until the Nazi government called Klee's art "degenerate" and took it away. The Museum of Modern Art in New York bought it in 1939.
Original held at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.
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