Paul Klee
Howling Dog
From $80
This painting is pale and delicate, with fine lines and one red sphere, and a cheap copy loses the lines and greys the colours. Our Paul Klee Limits of Reason print was graded beside the original so every thin line stays sharp and the red sphere keeps its glow.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x16 inch, 20x28 inch, 28x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a hallway, a study or a narrow wall beside a bookcase. The soft whites and red look calm with grey, linen and pale wood, and a thin white or natural frame suits it.
About the painting
Limits of Reason by Paul Klee
The Bauhaus, 1927
Paul Klee painted Limits of Reason in 1927, in his most prolific years, while he taught at the Bauhaus in Germany.
The sphere and the lines
At the top, a perfect red sphere floats, frozen, in a pale sky. Below it rises a complicated structure of fine lines, like a ladder or scaffolding. One writer saw in the gap between them the distance between what we can reason out and our wish to understand everything.
Reaching for the moon
Its colour and structure have been compared to the work of the Russian painter Malevich. The dealer Alfred Flechtheim bought it in 1928 and lent it to the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1931. Today it belongs to the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
Read the story
At the top of this painting, a red sphere floats, perfectly still. And below it, everything is reaching for it.
Paul Klee painted it in 1927, in his most prolific years, while he taught at the Bauhaus.
Klee was the son of a musician, and he often drew parallels between sound and art.
Below the sphere rises a complicated structure of fine lines, like a ladder, or scaffolding.
But it never quite gets there.
One writer saw in that gap the distance between what we can work out, and our wish to understand everything.
Its colours and shapes have been compared to the Russian painter Malevich.
The dealer Alfred Flechtheim bought it in 1928, and lent it to the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1931.
It came to the Bavarian State collection in 1971, and today it belongs to the Pinakothek der Moderne, in Munich.
Look at the red sphere, and then at the gap below it.
Limits of Reason. Paul Klee, 1927.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
