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Paul Klee 1879-1940

Paul Klee 1879-1940. Born in Switzerland From a musical family Chose to study art, not music Thought that art should break free of tradition and find new ways of representing the world. Red and White Domes. “Color and I are one. I am a painter.”.

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Paul Klee 1879-1940

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  1. Paul Klee1879-1940 • Born in Switzerland • From a musical family • Chose to study art, not music • Thought that art should break free of tradition and find new ways of representing the world

  2. Red and White Domes “Color and I are one. I am a painter.” Red and White Domes1914 (140 Kb); Watercolor and body color on Japanese, vellum mounted on cardboard, 14.6 x 13.7 cm

  3. Do you see any colors here that you might find in a garden? • Do these lines remind you of things that you remember from gardens you have seen? ‘The artist is human, himself nature’ Remembrance of a Garden1914 (150 Kb); Watercolor on linen paper mounted on cardboard, 25.2 x 21.5 cm;

  4. What do you notice first in this painting? • What makes you think that this is a painting of a garden? • What kind of a day do you think it is in this garden? Why? • Do you think Klee liked children’s art? Why? Southern (Tunisian) Gardens1919 (180 Kb); Watercolor, 9.5 x 7.5 in

  5. Once Emerged from the Gray of Night, 1918, Watercolor and pen and ink on paper, 8 7/8 x 6 1/5 in. • A book of Chinese poetry inspired Klee to find a way of placing words in paintings. • He linked letters with colors by putting them in the same patches of color again and again. Do you see a pattern with the letter “A”?

  6. Sometimes Klee used symbols and words in his paintings. • This figure represents a character in an opera Klee liked. • What do you think he is doing? The Bavarian Don Giovanni, 1919. Watercolor and ink on paper, 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches

  7. Klee tried to capture the creativity of children’s art in his own paintings. • His paintings and drawings combine folk art, abstract art, and humor. • Many of his images have titles that make us smile. The Twittering Machine(Zwitschermaschine), 1922Watercolor, pen and ink over oil drawing,41.3 X 30.5 cm

  8. Red Balloon (Roter Ballon), 1922. Oil (and oil-transfer drawing) on chalk-primed gauze, mounted on board, 12 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches.

  9. Landscape with Yellow Birds, 1923

  10. Cat and Bird, 1928, Oil and ink on gessoed canvas, mounted on wood, 15 x 21" (38.1 x 53.2 cm)

  11. Ad Parnassum, 1932, Oil on cavas, 39 x 49 in. (100 x 126 cm.)

  12. Detail of Ad Parnassum When you look closely, you see that this large painting is made up of tiny rectangles of color.

  13. This painting is called New Harmony. • Klee always loved music. • The 12 colors in this painting may symbolize the 12 tones in the music of Arnold Schönberg. • Do you see where each color on the left side of the painting is repeated on the other side? • Is repetition used in music?

  14. Mess of fish (Schlamm Assel Fisch), 1940

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