Olga's Gallery
Paul Klee
(1879 - 1940)
Biography
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Paul Klee was born on 18 December 1879 near Bern in Switzerland into the family of Hans Klee, a music teacher, and his wife Maria Frick, also a musician. As a boy Paul learned to play violin. As well as his training in music, he received a thorough classical education in the Literarschule in Bern. Ancient Greek, modern French, classic and contemporary French and German art, and literature were his favorites. Read Paul Klee's Full Biography
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On a Motif from Hamamet. 1914. Tempera on board. 27 x 22.5 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 
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Hermitage. 1918. Watercolor on chalk ground. 18.3 x 25.4 cm. Paul Klee Foundation, Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland.
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Cosmic Composition. 1919. Oil on pasteboard. 48 x 41 cm. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Nocturnal Festivity. 1921. Oil on board. 50 x 61 cm. The Solomon R. Guggebheim Museum, New York, NY, USA.
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A Young Lady's Adventure. 1921. Watercolor. 43.8 x 30.8 cm. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
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Crystal Gradation. 1921. Watercolor. 24.5 x 31.5 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Revolving House. 1921. Oil on cotton cloth. 37.5 x 52.2 cm. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain.
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Red Balloon. 1922. Oil on muslin primed with chalk. 31.8 x 31.1 cm. The Solomon R. Guggebheim Museum, New York, NY, USA.
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Senecio. 1922. Oil on gauze. 40.5 x 38 cm. Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Puppet Theater. 1923. Watercolor on chalk ground. 51.4 x 37.2 cm. Paul Klee Foundation, Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland.
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Carnival in the Mountains. 1924. Watercolor on paper on board. 23.5 x 31.1 cm. Paul Klee Foundation, Kunstmuseum, Berne, Switzerland.
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Botanical Theater. 1924/34. Oil and watercolor on board. 50.2 x 67.2 cm. Private collection.
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Fish Magic. 1925. Oil and watercolor varnished. 76.8 x 98.1 cm. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Gate in the Garden. 1926. Oil on panel. 54.5 x 44 cm. Huggler Foundation, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland.
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Reconstructin. 1926. Oil on muslin. 36.3 x 39.3 cm. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Around the Fish. 1926. Tempera and oil. 46.3 x 64.1 cm. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York, NY, USA.
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Attrappen (Omega 5),. 1927. Oil and watercolor on cadboard. 56.5 x 42.5 cm. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain.
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Little Jester in a Trance. 1929. Oil and watercolor on hessian. 50 x 35.5 cm. Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany.
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