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Source Description
Paul Klee made this drawing during World War I. It shows a hovering figure, who could be saintly or demonic, overlooking a scene that includes a zeppelin, a decapitated child, a fallen soldier, and a recoiling (or attacking) figure. The soldier’s helmet displays a handle, implying the mechanized or dehumanized war machine. Klee’s title for the drawing includes the depiction of a point (•), which refers to the circular zeppelin or circle that frequently appeared in his drawings as a menacing omen. In 1915 Klee wrote: “The more horrifying this world becomes the more art becomes abstract; while a world at peace produces realistic art.”
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Document identity
localId
137078
label
With the Dot
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
137078
contentType
drawing
title
With the Dot
description
Paul Klee made this drawing during World War I. It shows a hovering figure, who could be saintly or demonic, overlooking a scene that includes a zeppelin, a decapitated child, a fallen soldier, and a recoiling (or attacking) figure. The soldier’s helmet displays a handle, implying the mechanized or dehumanized war machine. Klee’s title for the drawing includes the depiction of a point (•), which refers to the circular zeppelin or circle that frequently appeared in his drawings as a menacing omen. In 1915 Klee wrote: “The more horrifying this world becomes the more art becomes abstract; while a world at peace produces realistic art.”
date
1916
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80031352
creators
11674
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 12.4 x 14.5 cm (4 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 12.4 x 14.5 cm (4 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Tertiary Support: 24.4 x 31.9 cm (9 5/8 x 12 9/16 in.)
cul
Germany, 20th century
accession
1961.5
Source extras
tec
pen and black ink
tombstone
With the Dot, 1916. Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940). Pen and black ink; sheet: 12.4 x 14.5 cm (4 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); secondary support: 12.4 x 14.5 cm (4 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); tertiary support: 24.4 x 31.9 cm (9 5/8 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961.50
supportMaterials
description
blued white modern laid paper, tipped on to cream(2) wove paper (not original), hinged to a tertiary support of beige(2) wove paper (artist's mount)
collection
DR - German
inscriptions
inscription
signed, upper right, in black ink: Klee ; TERTIARY SUPPORT, by artist, center left, in black ink: 1916 57 ; VERSO OF TERTIARY SUPPORT, lower left, in red ink: 7983-B
citations
citation
Klee, Paul, Pavel Tchelitchew, Franz Kline, and Louise S. Richards. “Three Contemporary Drawings.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 49, no. 3 (March 1962): 55–59.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 55-56, fig. 1
creditline
Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:59:37.041000
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137078
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Drawings
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DR - German
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pen and black ink
creatorTags
male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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0dac357e22ab791a