Provenance:
Galerie Simon (Louise Leiris), Paris;
James Goodman Gallery, New York;
Durand Ruel, Paris;
Sotheby's, New York, 16.11.89, Lot 159.

Exhibition:
James Goodman Gallery, New York:
Klee, 1972. Catlogue No. 10, (illustration).

According to the Paul Klee Foundation, Berne, the work is registered in the single-handed Catalogue raisonné by Paul Klee, registration No. 1930 55 (05).
A smaler painting from the same year with the title "Sturm durch die Ebene" is part of the collection of the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, acquisition number; J. de P. 512 D, with color illustration in Christian Derouet "Le Musée National d'Art Moderne, Cabinet d'Art Graphique, 1990, page 39.