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Paperback. Very Good paperback with light shelf wear and two small patches of laminate peel. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A complete survey of the ninety works by Paul Klee (1879-1940) donated by Heinz Berggruen in 1984 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. The collection includes eleven paintings, 71 watercolors, and eight b&w drawings plus two paintings found on the verso of other works. All aspects of Klee, both as a painter and as a draftsman, are covered by the collection, which starts in 1893 with a drawing by the then 13-year-old, and ends with a gouache painted in the year of his death. The entire collection is published here for the first time along with informal photographs of the Klee family, behind-the-scenes views of the Bauhaus, and passages from Klee's letters, previously unpublished in English. Texts by Sabine Rewald; introduction by Heinz Berggruen; foreword by Philippe de Montebello; interview with Klee's son Felix conducted by Rewald. First edition, second printing, 1990. 319 pages; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 8.5 x 11 inches. Catalogue of the collection with thumbnails, provenance, exhibition history, and bibliographic references. Chronology; appendix; bibliography; list of exhibitions; index of works in The Berggruen Klee Collection; index of names; addendum on Klee's notations. Due to size and weight, international and expedited shipping may be more than quoted.