Provenance
The artist [with Galerie Flechtheim, Düsseldorf and Berlin (price and shipping lists, 1930, The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York, MoMA Exhs. Series Folder 4.2; Düsseldorf 1931; Berlin 1931); with Galerie Simon, Paris (Galerie Simon verso label, no. 11436; documentation, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, restricted); and with Neumann Gallery, New York (documentation, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, restricted)]; sold through Galerie Simon, Paris, to Nierendorf Gallery, New York, 1940 [sent from Galerie Simon to Nierendorf Gallery, Dec. 27, 1937 (Galerie Simon verso label, no. 11436; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, verso label, no. 493; documentation, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, restricted)]; sold to Harold M. (1900–1987) and Claire Florsheim (1903–1991), Highland Park, IL, 1941 [documentation, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, restricted; Chicago 1941]; Ernest B. and Claire Zeisler (formerly Florsheim), Chicago, 1946; Claire Zeisler Trust; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1991.
Accession Number
111665
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
65.4 × 38.1 cm (25 3/4 × 15 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Bequest of Claire Zeisler
Background & Context
Background Story
Paul Klee's Strange Glance (1938) shows a figure with an unsettling gaze.
Cultural Impact
Klee's late works explore themes of vision.
Why It Matters
This work captures the power of a strange gaze.
