Watercolors, sketchbooks, journal entries, photographs and other documents of the famous journey taken by Paul Klee, August Macke and Louis Moillet in 1914 are presented here in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the voyage, a comprehensive tribute honoring the significance to art history of th[...]
Paul Klee: The Abstract Dimension examines a previously little-explored aspect of the artist's oeuvre.Among the nearly 10,000 works Klee created in the course of his career are some of the most pioneering and influential examples of modernist abstraction--works that continue to resonate today.Starti[...]
As an avant-garde artist of the twentieth century, painter Paul Klee's work defies classification. What is indisputable, however, is its originality and brilliance. Taken from the artist's most prolific years, 1917-1933, this book presents works that Klee never intended to sell. More than 100 colour[...]
Readers of this book will find much to discover and relish in Paul Klee's art. Several lavish reproductions of his iconic works, as well as those that are more rarely exhibited, are featured alongside in-depth biographical information that looks beyond his many artistic achievements to explore the l[...]
A talented violinist as well as a painter, Klee drew much of the inspiration for his abstract art from musical rhythms and structures. Like a composer, he developed and harmonized pictorial themes, weaving a complex series of signs and symbols into his painting. The book focuses on Klee's decade-lon[...]
Offering a fresh look at one of the major artists of the 20th century, this book illustrates how Paul Klee s critical and ironic take on life was evident in every stage of his oeuvre. Known for its whimsy and levity, Paul Klee s art is often considered gleefully childlike. This groundbreaking volume[...]
Paul Klee's influence on a wide range of American artists is explored in-depth in this stunning book. Critics have traditionally confined Paul Klee's contribution to American art as one of "spirit," and limited to the works of the New York School and other Abstract Expressionist painters. In fact, K[...]
Loved by young people across the globe, Paul Klee's playful paintings are a natural introduction for children to the world of creativity and art.[...]
This beautiful and affordable volume offers high-quality reproductions and the latest biographical information on Paul Klee, who helped pave the way for Modernism. Readers of this book will find much to discover and relish in Paul Klee's art. Several lavish reproductions of his iconic works, as well[...]
In 1933 Paul Klee's work was branded as 'Entartete Kunst' ("Degenerate Art") by the National Socialists and he was dismissed from his professorial post at the Dusseldorf Academy of Fine Arts. This led him, together with his wife Lily, to return to his 'real home' of Bern. Here his avant-garde art wa[...]
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 [...]
Paul Klee was not only an artist, but also a musician and theater lover, and initially he fluctuated between these disciplines. Although he ultimately chose to focus on art, he remained closely tied to music and the theater throughout his life. This catalog vividly reflects this close connection bet[...]
Agypten - das Land am Nil fasziniert Europa seit Jahrtausenden. Viele Kunstler reisten dorthin, so auch Paul Klee (1879-1940). Nachdem er bereits 1914 in Tunesien das nordliche Afrika fur sich entdeckt hatte, besuchte Klee Agypten zur Jahreswende 1928/29. Auf seinem Weg entlang des Nils empfing er i[...]