Ventriloquist and Crier in the Moor, Paul Klee, 1923

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Ventriloquist and Crier in the Moor, 1923, Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper, bordered with ink, mounted on cardboard, 16 1/2 × 11 5/8 in. ( × cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno), Imaginery beasts float within a transparent ventriloquist who appears to be all belly-except, of course, for a pair of legs, tiny arms, and a sort of head without a mouth. The little creatures inside the ventriloquist might symbolize the odd noises and voices that seem to emanate from him

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Size: 3748px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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