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Paul Klee

Swiss-German artist

Written by Marcel Franciscono

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Last Updated: Dec 14, 2024 • Article History

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Born:: December 18, 1879, Münchenbuchsee, near Bern, Switzerland

Died:: June 29, 1940, Muralto, near Locarno (aged 60)

Movement / Style:: Cubism; abstract art; Der Blaue Reiter; Die Blaue Vier

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Paul Klee (born December 18, 1879, Münchenbuchsee, near Bern, Switzerland—died June 29, 1940, Muralto, near Locarno) was a Swiss-German painter and draftsman who was one of the foremost artists of the 20th century. Klee’s mother, née Ida Maria Frick of Basel, and his German-born father, Hans Klee, were both trained as musicians. By Swiss law, Paul Klee held his father’s nationality; late in life he applied for Swiss citizenship but died just days before it was granted. A gifted violinist, he briefly considered music as a career, and between 1903 and 1906 he played occasionally in the Bern symphony orchestra. ...(100 of 2282 words)

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