The Bright Aspect (Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1923
This object is an exhibition postcard titled "The Bright Aspect (Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition)", created in 1923 by German artist Paul Klee (born in Switzerland, 1879–1940). Produced in Germany, it is executed as a color lithograph in black, orange, and yellow on white postcard paper. The image measures 9.8 by 14.5 cm (3 7/8 by 5 3/4 in.), set on a sheet measuring 10.5 by 15 cm (4 3/16 by 5 15/16 in.).
The composition features a textured, speckled field in tones of orange, yellow, and black. Arranged horizontally across the lower foreground are stylized, whimsical figures and abstract shapes rendered with black linework and yellow accents, including rounded forms, spirals, and linear extensions. Along the bottom edge within the image area, printed lettering in black denotes the exhibition.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Color lithograph in black, orange, and yellow on white postcard paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.8 × 14.5 cm (3 7/8 × 5 3/4 in.); Sheet: 10.5 × 15 cm (4 3/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Paul Klee, German, born Switzerland 1879-1940
- Place recorded
- Germany
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- The Bright Aspect (Postcard for the Bauhaus Exhibition)
- Museum object number
- 1970.279
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.