An original full color lithograph "Sommeil D'Hiver" (Winter Sleeps) by Paul Klee. Printed by the renowned Mourlot Frères in 1938.   For over 150 years, Mourlot was almost synonymous lithography, producing work of such excellent quality that it was clear they had attained the height of printing mastery. While the studio closed in 1999, the works and the process established remain accessible via prints such as this.  Signed in stone lower right.  
 
Presented in a handmade 1 1/4" inch wide antiqued silver wood frame, ivory conservation mat, and protected by Tru Vue Optium Museum Acrylic® glazing.   Mat opening size: 8 x 13 1/2 inches; overall size with frame: 14 1/4  x 19 3/4 inches. As with all of our framed art, the frames and framing materials are new, and since framing is stored in a controlled environment away from light   As with all of our framed art, the frame and framing materials are new.  The print is in excellent, near mint condition, having never been previously displayed.
 
Paul Klee (1879-1940), was a Swiss-German painter and draftsman who was one of the foremost artists of the 20th century.  Though Klee belonged to no movement, he assimilated in his work most of the major art movements of his time.  Music figures prominently in his work as well as literature; his art is steeped in poetic and mythic allusion.  Klee’s work was too personal to found a school or style, but it has had wide influence.