Paul Klee

Swiss · 1879–1940 · Painter, Printmaker

Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. (Wikipedia)

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Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism.

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Born 1879, MünchenbuchseeDied 1940, MuraltoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q44007 ↗ULAN 500010493 ↗Museum works 20

BauhausColor FieldExpressionismpointillismsurrealism

Also known as Attr. To Paul Klee, Klee, p. klee, Q44007

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paul Klee, The Tight Rope Walker (Seiltänzer) — **The Tight Rope Walker (Seiltänzer)**1923 · lithograph in black and pink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Der Verliebte (The Loved One) — **Der Verliebte (The Loved One)**1923 · lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, A Genius Serves a Small Breakfast (Ein Genius serviert ein kleines Frühstück) — **A Genius Serves a Small Breakfast (Ein Genius serviert ein kleines Frühstück)**1920 · lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Perseus (Der Witz hat über das Leid gesiegt) [Perseus-The Triumph of Brain over Body] — **Perseus (Der Witz hat über das Leid gesiegt) [Perseus-The Triumph of Brain over Body]**1904 · etching on zinc
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Small World (Kleinwelt) — **Small World (Kleinwelt)**1914 · etching on zinc
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Garden of Passion (Garten der Leidenschaft) — **Garden of Passion (Garten der Leidenschaft)**1913 · etching in black on ivory wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Die Heilige vom innern Licht (The Saint of the Inner Light) — **Die Heilige vom innern Licht (The Saint of the Inner Light)**1921
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Paul Klee, Untitled — **Untitled**1920
Städel Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Städel Museum

Paul Klee, Gate in the Garden — **Gate in the Garden**1926
Kunstmuseum Bern ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunstmuseum Bern

Paul Klee, A Garden for Orpheus — **A Garden for Orpheus**1926
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Paul Klee, Botanical garden, section with the ray-leaved plants — **Botanical garden, section with the ray-leaved plants**1926
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Paul Klee, God of War — **God of War**1937 · Gouache and tempera
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Lockwood Thompson — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, Tightrope Walker — **Tightrope Walker**1923 · color lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)

Paul Klee, With the Dot — **With the Dot**1916 · pen and black ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of A…

Paul Klee, Carnival in the Snow — **Carnival in the Snow**1923 · watercolor
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of A…

Paul Klee, The Calculating Old Man — **The Calculating Old Man**1929 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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