Paul Klee
German-Swiss artist (1879–1940)
Facts
49 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 18, 1879, February 18, 1879[10]
- Date of death
- June 29, 1940, May 29, 1940[11]
- Place of birth
- Münchenbuchsee
- Place of death
- Muralto
- Country of citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia, Switzerland[15][16]
- Occupation
- painter, university teacher, graphic artist, lithographer, designer, printmaker, architectural drafter, draftsperson, artist[17][18][19][20]
- Employer
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Bauhaus[21][22]
- Educated at
- State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[23][24]
- Notable work
- Sumpflegende, Twittering Machine, Angelus Novus, Villa R, Dance of the Moth[26][27][28][29][30]
- Child
- Felix Klee[14]
- Cause of death
- scleroderma[48]
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- Archives at
- Zentrum Paul Klee, Zentralarchiv der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum[45][46][47]
- Artist files at
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Frick Art Research Library, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, College for Creative Studies-bibliotheek, National Gallery of Art Library
- Copyright representative
- reproduction right not represented by CISAC member, reproduction right represented by CISAC-member, Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst
- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Depicted by
- Owner's son gets Klee artwork stolen by Nazis back, After 26 Years, Munich Settles Case Over a Klee Looted by the Nazis, Jewish Dealer Heir Urges Decision on Klee, Gris Artworks
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Dresdner Hefte, Neue Deutsche Biographie
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- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- End of work period
- 1940
- Has list
- list of works by Paul Klee
- Has works in the collection
- Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Museum of Estonia, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Tate, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, National Galleries Scotland, Lenbachhaus, Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Georgia Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, Israel Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, Toledo Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Museum of Grenoble, Musée d'Orsay, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Art Museums of Bergen, KODE Art museums and composer homes, Lysverket, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Museum Ludwig, Zentrum Paul Klee, Kunstmuseum Bern, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Barnes Foundation, National Museum in Warsaw, Kunstmuseum Basel, Yale University Art Gallery, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Michael C. Carlos Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Beyeler Foundation, Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Osthaus-Museum Hagen, Berggruen Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Columbus Museum of Art, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Moderna Museet, The National Museum of Modern Art, Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, LaM (Lille Métropole musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut), Princeton Art Museum, Fogg Museum, Albertina, Musée Granet, Busch–Reisinger Museum, Kunsthaus Zürich, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Alte Nationalgalerie, Norton Simon Museum, Tate Modern, Neue Nationalgalerie, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, National Gallery Prague, Picker Art Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, Bauhaus-Archiv, Print Collection, Victoria Art Gallery, Dresden City Museum, Anhaltische Gemäldegalerie, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Museo civico e archeologico, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, The Museum of Art, Kōchi, Ohara Museum of Art, Neue Galerie, Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Miyagi Museum of Art, Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, Sprengel Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museo del Novecento, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Hood Museum of Art, Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, São Paulo Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Folkwang, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Scottish National Gallery, Kunsthalle Bremen, Heidi Horten Collection, Museum Kunstpalast, Brooklyn Museum, Moritzburg Art Museum
- Influenced by
- James Ensor, Pablo Picasso, Artistry of the Mentally Ill[34][35][36]
- Instrument
- violin
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Medical condition
- scleroderma
- Member of
- Die Blaue Vier, The Blue Rider[31][32]
- Name in native language
- Paul Klee
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject New York Public Library
- P14536
- 382867
- P14541
- 36jMAh
- P14585
- 81194
- Participant in
- documenta, Documenta II, Documenta III, documenta 12
- Participated in conflict
- World War I[49]
- Place of burial
- Schosshalden cemetery[12]
- Represented by
- Artists Rights Society
- Significant person
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Start of work period
- 1899
- Student
- Harald W. Lauesen[25]
- Writing language
- German
🏷️ Also known as
en Klee
en p. klee
ar بول كلي
el Πάουλ Κλέε
fa پل کله
he קליי, פאול
he קליי, פאול,
he פאול קלי
he פאול קלה
he פאול קליי
he פול קלה
he פול קלי
hi पाल क्ली
ja クレー
ja パウル・クレー
ko 클레
ko 파울 클레
ru Клее П.
ru Клее Пауль
ru Пауль Клее
🔖 Identifiers · 274
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- 23990
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- 000556
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- 214563
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- 47412
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- Europeana entity
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- 20801
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- 21001
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Summary
Paul Klee was born on December 18, 1879[1], in Münchenbuchsee[2]. He died on June 29, 1940[3], in Muralto[4]. He worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], graphic artist[7], lithographer[8], and designer[9].
Why It Matters
Paul Klee has been cited as an influence by Zao Wou-Ki[52], a painter[53], 1920–2013[54], of France[55], awarded the Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[56]; Fritz Winter[57], a painter[58], 1905–1976[59], of Germany[60], awarded the Konrad von Soest Award[61], specialised in visual arts[62]; Gene Davis[63], a painter[64], 1920–1985[65], of United States[66], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[67], specialised in painting[68]; Helen Berman[69], a painter[70], b. 1936[71], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[72], specialised in painting[73]; and Ahmed Cherkaoui[74], a painter[75], 1934–1967[76], of Morocco[77].
FAQs
Where was Paul Klee born?
Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee[2].
Where did Paul Klee die?
Paul Klee passed away in Muralto[4].
Who was Paul Klee married to?
Paul Klee's spouses include Lily Klee[13].
What did Paul Klee do for work?
Paul Klee worked as a painter[5], university teacher[6], graphic artist[7], lithographer[8], and designer[9].
Where did Paul Klee go to school?
Paul Klee was educated at State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart[23] and Academy of Fine Arts, Munich[24].
Who did Paul Klee influence?
Paul Klee has been cited as an influence by Zao Wou-Ki[52], Fritz Winter[57], Gene Davis[63], and Helen Berman[69].