About 50 years ago I bought a print of a painting by Paul Klee. It was titled "The Fairy Castle". Later, I lost the print. About 8 years ago I started searching for a new print. Google found nothing by Klee under that title. I have spent countless hours going through online print collections, looking for the image. The Paul Klee Institute has told me that Klee never made a painting under that title in any language. I have looked at every image in the Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonne...more than 9000 of them. I am now going through the Catalogue again, more carefully, making a list of castle works (Klee loved castles) without pictures in the Catalogue. I have a standing order with eBay Want It Now.
Here is my description of the painting, after about 45 years: It is a Romanesque castle, possibly in a desert. The scene is dramatic, with a dark cloud overhead. At the same time it is fanciful, with flags blowing in opposite directions, and perhaps somewhat childlike in conception. It is not abstract, as Klee's 'Castle and Sun' and 'Castle on the Reef' are. It is pictorial (not sure that is the right word), yet somewhat cartoonish.
Any information about the painting or a source for another print would be most welcome. Tips on searching would also be very helpful. What I am really hoping for is that somebody else bought the print when it was available and wants to sell it now. I would pay well. I do love this painting.
Thankyou for your interest.
Alan
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