Inner Forces

1939

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Gouache transfer drawing on paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: Primary support: 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (29.6 x 21 cm) Secondary support: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (41 x 31.8 cm)
Collection no.: 2010.330
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Inner Forces — Paul Klee. 1939.

Medium: Gouache transfer drawing on paper, mounted on cardboard. Dimensions: Primary support: 11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (29.6 x 21 cm) Secondary support: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (41 x 31.8 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Alfred Soman, 2010.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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