Why it matters
An angel made with Klee's own oil transfer technique. The philosopher Walter Benjamin bought it in 1921 and took it into exile; before fleeing France he entrusted it to Georges Bataille, who hid it in the Bibliothèque nationale.
Did you know?
- It was made in 1920.
- It is a monoprint.
- It is in the Israel Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article Angelus Novus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
