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'''Paul Klee''' (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a painter born in Switzerland, and is considered to be a German-Swiss. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a student of orientalism.
 
'''Paul Klee''' (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a painter born in Switzerland, and is considered to be a German-Swiss. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a student of orientalism.
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==Legacy==
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Since 1995, the "Paul Klee-Archiv" [Paul Klee Archive] of the University of Jena houses an extensive collection of works by Klee. It is located within the art history department, established by Franz-Joachim Verspohl. It encompasses the private library of book collector Rolf Sauerwein which contains nearly 700 works from 30 years composed of monographs about Klee, exhibition catalogues, extensive secondary literature as well as originally illustrated issues, a postcard and a signed photography portrait of Klee.
  
 
==Literature==
 
==Literature==
;Books by Klee
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; Books by Klee
* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=7518 ''On Modern Art''], (Original: ''Über die moderne Kunst), With an Introduction by Herbert Read, Benteli Bern-Bümpliz, 1945, Faber and Faber, London, 1948
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* Über die moderne Kunst, Bern-Bümpliz: Benteli, 1945. (in German)
* [[Media:Klee_Paul_Pedagogical_Sketchbook_1960.pdf|''Pedagogical sketchbook'']], intro. and transl. by Sibyl MOHOLY-NAGY, 1925, 1960
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** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=7518 ''On Modern Art''], trans. Paul Findlay, London: Faber and Faber, London, 1948.
* ''Gedichte'', Verlag der Arche, Zurich, 1960
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* ''Pädagogisches Skizzenbuch'', 1925. (in German)
** ''Some poems'', translated by Anselm Hollo, 1962
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** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=7442 Pedagogical Sketchbook]'', trans. Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1960.
* ''The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898–1918'', ed. Felix Klee Berkeley, University of California, 1964
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** ''[[Media:Klee_Paul_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B4%CE%B1%CE%B3%CF%89%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CE%A3%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%89%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF.pdf|Παιδαγωγικό Σημειωματάριο]]'', trans. Β. Λαγοπούλου, 1976. (in Greek)
* [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10127 ''Paul Klee Notebooks''], Vol. 1: The Thinking Eye (1956–) & Vol. 2: The Nature of Nature (1970–)
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* ''Das bildnerische Denken'', Basel: Schwabe & Co., 1956. (in German)
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** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10127 Paul Klee Notebooks, Vol. 1: The Thinking Eye]'', trans. Ralph Manheim, London: Lund Humphries, 1961.
* Pierre Boulez, ''Le pays fertile. La musique de Paul Klee'', Gallimard, 1989
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* ''Gedichte'', Verlag der Arche, Zurich, 1960. (in German)
* Paul Rand, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5778 ''A Designer’s Art''], Yale University Press, 1985
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** ''Some poems'', trans. Anselm Hollo, 1962.
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* ''The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898–1918'', ed. Felix Klee, Berkeley: University of California, 1964.
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* ''Unendliche Naturgeschichte'', Basel: Schwabe & Co., Basel, 1970.
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** ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=10127 Paul Klee Notebooks, Vol. 2: The Nature of Nature]'', trans. Heinz Norden, London: Lund Humphries, 1973.  
  
==Legacy==
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; Books on Klee
Since 1995, the "Paul Klee-Archiv" (Paul Klee archive) of the University of Jena houses an extensive collection of works by Klee. It is located within the art history department, established by Franz-Joachim Verspohl. It encompasses the private library of book collector Rolf Sauerwein which contains nearly 700 works from 30 years composed of monographs about Klee, exhibition catalogues, extensive secondary literature as well as originally illustrated issues, a postcard and a signed photography portrait of Klee.
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* Paul Rand, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=5778 ''A Designer’s Art''], Yale University Press, 1985.
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* Pierre Boulez, ''Le pays fertile. La musique de Paul Klee'', Gallimard, 1989. (in French)
  
==Links==
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==External links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klee Klee on Wikipedia]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Klee Klee at Wikipedia]

Revision as of 11:32, 23 December 2013

Paul Klee (18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a painter born in Switzerland, and is considered to be a German-Swiss. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a student of orientalism.

Legacy

Since 1995, the "Paul Klee-Archiv" [Paul Klee Archive] of the University of Jena houses an extensive collection of works by Klee. It is located within the art history department, established by Franz-Joachim Verspohl. It encompasses the private library of book collector Rolf Sauerwein which contains nearly 700 works from 30 years composed of monographs about Klee, exhibition catalogues, extensive secondary literature as well as originally illustrated issues, a postcard and a signed photography portrait of Klee.

Literature

Books by Klee
  • Über die moderne Kunst, Bern-Bümpliz: Benteli, 1945. (in German)
    • On Modern Art, trans. Paul Findlay, London: Faber and Faber, London, 1948.
  • Pädagogisches Skizzenbuch, 1925. (in German)
  • Das bildnerische Denken, Basel: Schwabe & Co., 1956. (in German)
  • Gedichte, Verlag der Arche, Zurich, 1960. (in German)
    • Some poems, trans. Anselm Hollo, 1962.
  • The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898–1918, ed. Felix Klee, Berkeley: University of California, 1964.
  • Unendliche Naturgeschichte, Basel: Schwabe & Co., Basel, 1970.
Books on Klee
  • Paul Rand, A Designer’s Art, Yale University Press, 1985.
  • Pierre Boulez, Le pays fertile. La musique de Paul Klee, Gallimard, 1989. (in French)

External links