Variations (Progressive Motif)

1927

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil and watercolor on canvas
Dimensions: 16 x 15 3/4 in. (40.6 x 40 cm)
Collection no.: 1984.315.48
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: Public domainLicense details

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Variations (Progressive Motif) — Paul Klee. 1927.

Medium: Oil and watercolor on canvas. Dimensions: 16 x 15 3/4 in. (40.6 x 40 cm).

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

Credit line: The Berggruen Klee Collection, 1984.

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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