Artist: Paul Klee Country: Switzerland / Germany Title: Blowing out a Candle -1919 Medium: Engraving – 20 printed: 1947 by Meriden Gravure Company Size: Vellum paper 12 x 9 inches Provenance: The Museum of Modern Art. New York Condition: Very Good Certificate of authenticity is included Paul Klee (1879-1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. Art movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism influenced his highly individualistic style. Klee was skilled at manipulating color and was a close friend of Kandinsky. He died in 1940 at the age of sixty, leaving behind approximately 9,000 works of art.