Fish Magic

Paul Klee

1925 · Oil and watercolour on canvas, mounted on panel · Philadelphia Museum of Art

Size4:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Paul Klee (1879–1940)
Year: 1925
Medium: Oil and watercolour on canvas, mounted on panel
Original size: 77.3 × 98.5 cm
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Movement: Bauhaus

On a deep black-green ground, fish in pink, gold and blue swim among flowers, small moons and a clock set inside a glassy, tent-like frame, while at the edges stand small figures, one with pink hands, and a harlequin-like head. A fine line runs from the right edge to the top of the clock. Klee painted it in 1925, the year the Bauhaus moved from Weimar to Dessau, by laying dense, bright colour on the canvas, covering it with black and then drawing and scratching the creatures back out of the darkness. A square of muslin glued at the centre adds a collage-like layer. The picture blends water, sky and land into one dreamlike space and is often linked to German Romantic fantasy. It belonged to the collectors Louise and Walter Arensberg and came to the Philadelphia Museum of Art with their gift in 1950.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Pink and gold fish, flowers and a clock floating on a deep black-green ground, for a bathroom, child's room or bedroom at 32×24 in black. A navy, dark green or white wall; it pairs with Kandinsky's Accent in Pink.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Bauhaus painting
Era: 20th century (1925)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, bathroom, kids room, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Fish Magic in the public domain?

Yes. Paul Klee (1879–1940) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Philadelphia Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12, 24×18 and 32×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Fish Magic painted, and in what medium?

Fish Magic dates from 1925 and was made in oil and watercolour on canvas, mounted on panel; the original measures 77.3 × 98.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 32×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Fish Magic we'd choose 32×24. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Fish Magic (Paul Klee) — Fish Magic · Paul Klee · 1925. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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