Paul Klee 1939
Title | Paul Klee 1939 PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Klee |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 73 |
Release | 2021-06-22 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1644230380 |
The year before he died, in what was one of the most difficult yet prolific periods of his life, Paul Klee created some of his most surprising and innovative works. In 1939, the year before his death from a long illness and against a backdrop of sociopolitical turmoil and the outbreak of World War II, Klee worked with a vigor and inventiveness that rivaled even the most productive periods of his youth. This book illuminates the artist’s response to his personal difficulties and the era’s broader realities through imagery that is tirelessly inventive—by turns political, solemn, playful, humorous, and poetic. The works featured testify to Klee’s restless drive to experiment with form and material. His use of adhesive, grease, oil, chalk, and watercolor, among other media, resulted in surfaces that are not only visually striking, but also highly tactile and original. Not unlike a diary, the drawings are often meditative reflections on the pains and pleasures of life—their titles, among them Monsters in readiness and Struggles with himself, signal Klee’s frame of mind. Renowned art historian Dawn Ades looks at this group of paintings and drawings in the context of their time and as indicative of a pivotal moment in art history. Moved by this late period of Klee’s oeuvre, American artist Richard Tuttle responds to specific works in the form of dialogical poems. This stunning publication highlights the novelty and ingenuity of Klee’s late works, which deeply affected the generation of artists—including Anni Albers, Jean Dubuffet, Mark Tobey, and Zao Wou-Ki—that emerged after World War II and continues to captivate artists and viewers alike today
Paul Klee, His Life and Work
Title | Paul Klee, His Life and Work PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Klee |
Publisher | Hatje Cantz |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
"In the course of his creativity, Klee developed his artistic will slowly, almost hesitantly. His work formed organically. Undogmatic and open to all graphic life, he let himself be inspired by the art of the past and the present. Fairytale lyrics and grotesque satire, tender jesting and real demonism, profound mysticism and sober romanticism live in Klee's work, which always radiates his personal sphere with all its variety. In this monograph, an immensely compressed picture of the artistic as well as the human side of his career evolves by way of the extensive pictorial material and accompanying essays, a picture which gives information about "Klee's contribution to the expansion of artistic articulation"."--Jacket.
Pedagogical Sketchbook
Title | Pedagogical Sketchbook PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Klee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780571086184 |
'One of the most famous of modern art documents - a poetic primer, prepared by the artist for his Bauhaus pupils, which has deeply affected modern thinking about art . . . This little handbook leads us into the mysterious world where science and imagination fuse.' Observer
Klee Drawings
Title | Klee Drawings PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Klee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Collection of 60 drawings produced by the artist "during a decade of high creativity, 1921-30, simultaneous with his seminal teaching of 'modern' art at the Bauhaus."
Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art
Title | Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art PDF eBook |
Author | Susie Hodge |
Publisher | Flame Tree Illustrated |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-04-09 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9781783612086 |
Klee's art appeals to our primary instincts and makes us look beyond the ordinary. A natural draughtsman, master of colour and hugely influential artist, Klee eludes classification, having been variously linked with Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and Abstraction. Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, Paul Klee Masterpieces of Art brims with the subtle warmth and humour of a unique artist. With a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Klee's life and art, the book goes on to showcase his key works in all their glory.
Paul Klee and the Decorative in Modern Art
Title | Paul Klee and the Decorative in Modern Art PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Anger |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2004-02-12 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780521822503 |
One of the goals of Modernism was the presentation of the essence of art, or pure form. Encouraged by theorists, modern artists found pure form in ornament which, though promising, was sullied by connotations of materiality, domesticity, and femininity. Jenny Anger demonstrates that the decorative significantly informed Paul Klee's art. She compares his work to that of another major modernist, Henri Matisse, to confirm the critical role of the decorative in Modernism. Anger also explores the relevance of the decorative for contemporary and, especially, women artists.
Paul Klee/art & Music
Title | Paul Klee/art & Music PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Kagan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Art |
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