Terraced Garden

Paul Klee

1920 · Oil on cardboard · Kunstmuseum Basel

Size3:2 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Paul Klee (1879–1940)
Year: 1920
Medium: Oil on cardboard
Original size: 28 × 40 cm
Collection: Kunstmuseum Basel
Movement: Expressionism

A dusky field of deep teal, blue-green and violet is laid out in horizontal terraces, with small dark plants, dotted rows of foliage, pointed roofs and a curving bank emerging from the gloom. It reads as a garden or hillside seen at dusk, though its blocks of colour come close to abstraction. Klee painted it on cardboard in 1920, in Munich, in the months before he took up his post at the Bauhaus, when he was working on landscapes built from layered planes of colour. The terraced structure looks ahead to the stripe and layer pictures of the late 1920s, such as Highways and Byways. The low, dark palette is unusual for him and gives the small picture an evening stillness. The work is in the Kunstmuseum Basel.

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

A dusky teal and violet garden laid out in terraces with small dark plants, for a bedroom, bathroom or reading nook at 24×16 in black. A deep green, navy or stone wall; it pairs with Swamp Legend.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1920)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: bedroom, bathroom, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 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: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 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 Terraced Garden 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 Kunstmuseum Basel.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 18×12, 24×16 and 36×24 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 Terraced Garden painted, and in what medium?

Terraced Garden dates from 1920 and was made in oil on cardboard; the original measures 28 × 40 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 36×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 24×16 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Terraced Garden we'd choose 24×16. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Terraced Garden (Paul Klee) — Terraced Garden · Paul Klee · 1920. 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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