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The Artwork of. Paul Klee (Born 1879 – Died 1940). Paul Klee. Paul Klee was a Swiss-German artist known for the fine lines and playful geometry in his childlike watercolors and illustrations. Paul Klee.
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The Artwork of Paul Klee (Born 1879 – Died 1940)
Paul Klee • Paul Klee was a Swiss-German artist known for the fine lines and playful geometry in his childlike watercolors and illustrations.
Paul Klee • His interest in Art began at age eight, he was given a box of sidewalk chalk by his grandmother. • When he was nineteen he began studying art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany. • Here is an early Klee illustration entitled My Room.
Paul Klee • After Klee failed to be a magazine illustrator his art work progressed slowly until he became obsessed with color.
Paul Klee • He wrote, “Color has taken possession of me... Color and I are one.”
Paul Klee • Klee taught at the Bauhaus School in Germany. • The Bauhaus was formed in 1919 to unite arts and crafts into one institution.
Paul Klee • Klee was singled out by a Nazi newspaper. His home was searched by the Nazis and he was fired from his job. • The Nazi movement denounced the Bauhaus for its "degenerate art" and in 1933 the Bauhaus was shut down.
Paul Klee I wish I had cool hair… • He died in 1940. • His legacy comprises about 9,000 works of art. • Today, a painting by Paul Klee can sell for as much as $7.5 million.
Paul Klee Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about.
Your assignment is to recreate one my next five paintings…
