Erika Giovanna Klien
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Erika Giovanna Klien #11,436Established

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personAmerican, 1900–1957
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Selected Works34

Museum Acquisitions

MoMA
Book
Book, 1926
Acquired 1979
Pencil and crayon on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Rhythm of Bird Flight
Rhythm of Bird Flight, 1935
Acquired 1975
Oil on canvas, mounted on board
Yale University Art Gallery
Storm Bird (Sturmvogel)
Storm Bird (Sturmvogel)
In museum collection
Medium Lithograph on paper, laid down on tag board
Yale University Art Gallery
Trees in the Storm (Bäume im Sturm)
Trees in the Storm (Bäume im Sturm)
In museum collection
Medium Graphite and charcoal on paper, laid down on tagboard
Yale University Art Gallery
Racing Men (Rasende Menschen)
Racing Men (Rasende Menschen)
In museum collection
Medium Pen and charcoal on two pieces of paper glued to form one sheet
Yale University Art Gallery
Flying Machine (Fliegende Maschiene)
Flying Machine (Fliegende Maschiene)
In museum collection
Medium Graphite and charcoal
Yale University Art Gallery
Landscape (abstract composition)
Landscape (abstract composition)
In museum collection
Medium Graphite, watercolor, and charcoal on paper, laid down on paper
Yale University Art Gallery
Winter Landscape (Winter Landschaft) (geometrical abstraction)
Winter Landscape (Winter Landschaft) (geometrical abstraction)
In museum collection
Medium Graphite and watercolor on paper, laid down on tag board
Yale University Art Gallery
The Train
The Train
In museum collection
Medium Graphite, crayon, and watercolor
Yale University Art Gallery
Factory (Fabrik) (geometrical abstraction)
Factory (Fabrik) (geometrical abstraction)
In museum collection
Medium Graphite and black crayon
Yale University Art Gallery
Racing Horses (Rasende Pferde)
Racing Horses (Rasende Pferde)
In museum collection
Medium Charcoal on paper, laid down on tag board
Yale University Art Gallery
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
In museum collection
Medium Brush and ink wash over graphite
Yale University Art Gallery
Rhythm of Movement (Bewegungs Rhytmus)
Rhythm of Movement (Bewegungs Rhytmus)
In museum collection
Medium Charcoal on paper, laid down on gray tag board
Yale University Art Gallery
Rhythm of Movement: Figure (Bewegung - Rhytmus Figur)
Rhythm of Movement: Figure (Bewegung - Rhytmus Figur)
In museum collection
Medium Charcoal on paper, laid down on tag board
Yale University Art Gallery
Abstraction
Abstraction
In museum collection
Medium Aqueous paint, either gouache or size, on fine weave linen

Previous Sales

Bonhams
Sans titre
Sans titre, 1950
Sold
Dec 2022
Dorotheum
Design for a Record Cover (Ernest Bloch, Schelomo-Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra)
Design for a Record Cover (Ernest Bloch, Schelomo-Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra), 1940
$11,555
Sep 2022
Christie's
Trauer
Trauer
£50,400 ($67k USD)
Mar 2022
Christie's
Schleifer
Schleifer
£27,720 ($37k USD)
Mar 2022
Dorotheum
“Motto: Kino”
“Motto: Kino”
$2,734
Dec 2021
Villa Grisebach
Subway N.Y., Racing Lights
Subway N.Y., Racing Lights, 1951
$35,331
Dec 2021
Christie's
Begegnung
Begegnung, 1927
£40,000 ($53k USD)
Oct 1999

For Sale

Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Eyes and Hands
Eyes and Hands, 1922
€25,000
Black chalk on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
The Consul - Menotti - Original Cast
The Consul - Menotti - Original Cast, 1950
€18,000
Tempera on grey paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Movement Aeroplane (twin-engine)
Movement Aeroplane (twin-engine), 1933
€5,500
Linocut on Japan paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Man in progress
Man in progress, 1934
€65,000
Watercolour and gouache on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Subway Crowd
Subway Crowd, 1950
€16,000
Pencil and ink pen on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin, 1950
€18,000
Pencil on paper and tempera on grey paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
The Movement of a Head
The Movement of a Head, 1923
€45,000
Pencil and graphite on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Mother and Child
Mother and Child, 1934
€26,000
Watercolour on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Advertisement design for Colgate
Advertisement design for Colgate, 1935
€18,000
Opaque white and black ink on black paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Pipes
Pipes, 1934
€14,000
Watercolour on paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
The Firebird - Stravinsky
The Firebird - Stravinsky, 1950
€15,000
Tempera, collage with collotype on brown paper
Galerie Kovacek · Artsy
Concentric Movement (pane in rotation)
Concentric Movement (pane in rotation), 1933
€5,500
Linocut on Japan paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Book
Museum of Modern Art · New York City, United States · Acquired 1979 · Accession 936.1979 · Pencil and crayon on paper
Gift in honor of Dorothy Dudley Ginnelly by her friends
Rhythm of Bird Flight
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1975 · Accession 1974.408 · Oil on canvas, mounted on board
Gift of Dr. Bertha Klien
Storm Bird (Sturmvogel)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.243 · Medium Lithograph on paper, laid down on tag board
Trees in the Storm (Bäume im Sturm)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.125 · Medium Graphite and charcoal on paper, laid down on tagboard
Racing Men (Rasende Menschen)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.118 · Medium Pen and charcoal on two pieces of paper glued to form one sheet
Flying Machine (Fliegende Maschiene)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.117 · Medium Graphite and charcoal
Landscape (abstract composition)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.99 · Medium Graphite, watercolor, and charcoal on paper, laid down on paper
Winter Landscape (Winter Landschaft) (geometrical abstraction)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.54 · Medium Graphite and watercolor on paper, laid down on tag board
The Train
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.53 · Medium Graphite, crayon, and watercolor
Factory (Fabrik) (geometrical abstraction)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.52 · Medium Graphite and black crayon
Racing Horses (Rasende Pferde)
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.51 · Medium Charcoal on paper, laid down on tag board
Brooklyn Bridge
Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven, Connecticut, United States · Acquired Collection · Accession Accession Number 1953.6.50 · Medium Brush and ink wash over graphite
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event
death
Erika Giovanna Klien dies
Jan 1, 1957
event
birth
Erika Giovanna Klien born
Jan 1, 1900