In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Klee traveled to the Mediterranean every summer beginning in 1924, and he became fascinated with excavation sites in the region. Place Signs probably represents one such site in mainland Italy or the island of Sicily. Like an archaeologist, Klee brings objects to the surface—including ladders, a building, and a bowl—placing them against a patchwork of grass, water, and trees that evokes an archaeologist's grid. The eyes, spade, and cross act as more symbolic excavations, referring to the ways in which meaning and understanding emerge through this visual site.
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