Klee

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Geometrical figures and hieroglyphic elements
The delightfully unclassifiable work of a master painter
Designated as "degenerate" by the Nazis, Paul Klee (1879-1940) is today considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His works stand out for the variety in their forms of artistic expression.
His Tunisian water-colours depicting landscape, architecture and, above all, the North African light of this Mediterranean land constitute the true beginning of Klee'
s painting career. Although these paintings still fall under the heading of '
objective,'
they already exhibit indications of his tendency toward abstraction and a language of forms.
Geometrical figures and hieroglyphic elements characterize the majority of these works, which for this reason seem reminiscent of '
naive'
and playful children'
s painting. In reality, however, Klee'
s paintings have their roots in theoretical considerations, their recurrent symbols conveying personal and at times political content.
The author:
Susanna Partsch (born in 1952) studied art history first in Heidelberg and, between 1980 and 1985, at the Wilhelm Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Presently a freelance writer in Munich, she has written books on Rembrandt, Gustav Klimt, Franz Marc and Paul Klee.

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