Whoever Does Not Work is the Gravedigger for His Own Children (Wer nicht arbeitet ist die Totengräber seiner Kinder)
1919 · Lithograph
48 1/16 x 34" (122 x 86.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Cesar Klein
?–1954
WA-00018481
PaintingExpressionism
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4
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7
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80%
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- BiographyWikipedia + Wikidata· 88%
- Birth yearWikidata· 70%
- NationalityWikidata· 70%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 70%
- Profile imageWikidata· 70%
- Death yearWikidata· 70%
Source Registry (2)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
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Why this artist matters now
César Klein was a German Expressionist painter and designer, probably best known as one of the founders the November Group and the Arbeitsrat für Kunst. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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