Tale à la Hoffmann, 1921, Watercolor, graphite, and transferred printing ink on paper bordered with metallic foil, mounted on cardboard, 15 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (40.3 × 32.1 cm), Drawings, Paul Klee (German (born Switzerland), Münchenbuchsee 1879–1940 Muralto-Locarno), Klee loved the tales of the German poet and writer E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), who was nicknamed 'Ghost Hoffmann' in his own country. Tale à la Hoffmann appears to be loosely based on the poet's best-known lyrical tale, The Golden Pot (1814), a magical story that switches back and forth between high fantasy and everyday life in Dresden
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Tale à la Hoffmann, 1921, Watercolor, graphite, transferred printing ink, paper bordered, metallic foil, mounted, cardboard, 15 7/8, 12 5/8, 40.3, 32.1 cm, Drawings, Paul Klee, German, born Switzerland, Münchenbuchsee, 1879–1940, Muralto-Locarno, Klee loved, tales, German poet, writer E, T, Hoffmann, 1776-1822, nicknamed, Ghost, own country, à, la, loosely based, poet, best, lyrical tale, Golden Pot, 1814, magical story, switches back, forth, high fantasy, everyday life, Dresden
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