Artist: Paul Klee (Swiss/German, 1879 - 1940). Title: "Child on Open Stairway ["Kind an der Freitreppe"]". Medium: Original color lithograph. Date: Composed 1923. Printed 1949. Dimensions: Image size: 11 3/16 x 8 1/2 in. (284 x 216 mm). Lot Note(s): Signed in the image, upper right. Titled and dated, lower center. Felix Paul Klee stamp, verso. Small edition. Cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Bright, fresh colors. Fine condition. Provenance: Acquired directly from Felix Paul Klee. Comment(s): This edition was authorized by Klee shortly before his death in 1940 but delayed by World War II until 1949. It was printed under the immediate supervision of Felix Paul Klee (1907-1990), Klee's son. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [23652-2-225]