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Choose Angelus Novus (The New Angel) as a hand painted oil painting and skip the compromise of printed wall decor. Based on Paul Klee's original. Our artists rebuild the fine art composition stroke by stroke, producing abstract canvas wall art with lasting color depth.
1920
The Angelus Novus by Paul Klee is a monoprint, showing "an angel, contemplated and fixated on an object, slowly moving away from it", according to the purchaser of the piece of art, German philosopher Walter Benjamin.
According to several experts and philosophers, Paul Klee painted what is imagined to be the "Angel of History" by many. Klee was conscripted into the the German forces during World War One and was deeply affected by this.
Klee's method of "painting" the Angelus Novus was actually invented by the man himself. His oil transfer technique (monoprint) involved covering a piece of tracing paper with ink, then placing drawing paper underneath and scratching the top paper with a needle or another sharp object in order to to make a copy on the one below.
His "painting" shows an apparently "aghast" angel, eyes glued to an image of despair, stuck in a flying motion neither going forwards nor backwards. Not many paintings likes this one can be seen in the world, due to Klee's inventive new technique and also due to the topic of which Paul created his work.
According to Walter Benjamin: "A storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such violence the angel can no longer close them. This storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This storm is what we call progress."
Paul Klee's art style was "expressionism", a style which in it's simplicity portrays significant meaning. "Pierrot Lunaire" is arguably the most alike to the Angelus Novus. Another painter who gained a lot of fame for his expressionist style is Edvard Munch, who created the extremely famous painting "The Scream".
Our artists reproduce this fine art composition in oil on canvas by hand, preserving the tonal range that makes fine art oil painting so sought after for a living room.
This is a genuine hand painted oil painting, not a canvas print. Our painters match the palette of Angelus Novus (The New Angel) by eye and build up the fine art forms in thin layers, which is what gives the finished fine art oil painting its luminosity.
Hang this fine art oil painting above a sofa, console, or bed to give a living room an instant focal point. Its abstract palette works with both minimalist and period interiors, and the piece also makes a considered gift for housewarmings, weddings, and art lovers.
| Size | Price |
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| 20 X 24 in | $47.98 |
| 24 X 36 in | $77.98 |
| 30 X 40 in | $104.48 |
| 36 X 48 in | $149.48 |
| 48 X 72 in | $291.98 |
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