The Fairy Castle

Hello everyone!

This is such a hectic week, but very exciting indeed! The figure drawing group is meeting Wednesday for the first time and Friday will be our "Meet the Artist" night with Larry Ney.

I do, however, have a request for help. I am attaching an e-mail received from a friend, describing a certain print believed to be a work by Paul Klee. The last time I talked to my friend he actually told me that it may not even be by Klee, making the search even more challenging.

I hope maybe some of you will be familiar with this print, or will have any suggestion on how to search...  Thank you so much for your time!

About 50 years ago I bought a print of a painting by Paul Klee. It was titles "The Fairy Castle". Later, I lost the print. About 8 years ago I started searching for a new print. Google found nothing by Klee under that title, and it did not find the image i remember. I have spent countless hours going through online print collections, looking for the image. The Paul Klee Institute has told me that Klee never made a painting under that title in any language. I have looked at every image in the Paul Klee Catalogue Raisonne... more than 9000 of them. I am now going through the Catalogue again, more carefully, making a list of castle works without pictures in the Catalogue.

Here is my description of the painting, after about 45 years: it is a Romanesque castle, possibly in a desert. The scene is dramatic, with a dark cloud overhead. At the same time it is fanciful, with flags blowing in opposite directions, and perhaps somewhat childlike in conception. It is not abstract, as are Klee's "Castle and Sun" and "Castle on the Reef". It is pictorial (not sure that is the right word), yet somewhat cartoonish.

Any information about the painting or a source for another print would be most welcome. Where is the original, and what is it called? Tips on searching would also be very helpful. What I am really hoping for is that somebody else bought the print when it was available and wants to sell it now. I would pay well. I do love this painting.

Thank you for your interest.