Rote Säulen vorbeiziehend (Passing By Red Pillars)

1928

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: palette knife with color gesso, watercolor, stamped gouache, and casein on paper, on artist's original mount
Dimensions: image (approximate, measured through frame): 24 x 32.3 cm (9 7/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2006.128.23
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Rote Säulen vorbeiziehend (Passing By Red Pillars) — Paul Klee. 1928.

Medium: palette knife with color gesso, watercolor, stamped gouache, and casein on paper, on artist's original mount.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image (approximate, measured through frame): 24 x 32.3 cm (9 7/16 x 12 11/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2006.128.23. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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