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Artist a Day:   Paul Klee

Artist a day! PAUL KLEE  (1879-1940) Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German painter. Paul's unique style was influenced by trends in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism.

Lithography, 1915

Death for the Idea

Klee's Works

Klee was diagnosed with scleroderma at the age of 57 in 1936. His health worsened, and he died in 1940. Paul's productivity dropped shortly after the diagnosis.

Gouache, ink, watercolor on paper,  63.8 x 48.1 cm, 1922

Twittering Machine

Klee's Works

He adjusted his painting technique and managed to create more than 1000 works in the last years of his life.

Watercolor on paper, 51.4 x 37.2 cm, 1923

Puppet Theatre

Klee's Works

1918

Flower Myth

Klee's Works

Watercolor on paper, 1920

Miraculous Landing

Klee's Works

Famous Quotes From Paul Klee

"Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet."

Oil on canvas, 40.5 x 38 cm, 1922

Senecio

Klee's Works

Famous Quotes From Paul Klee

"Art does not reflect what is seen, rather it makes the hidden visible."

Gouache and ink on paper, 1920

Temple Garden

Klee's Works

Famous Quotes From Paul Klee

"Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view."

1919

Southern (Tunisian) Garden

Klee's Works

1927

Black Knight

Klee's Works

Watercolor on paper, 23.5 x 33.5 cm, 1922

Separation in the Evening

Klee's Works

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