Paul Klee

Paul Klee (Münchenbuchsee, 1879 - Muralto, 1940) is an artist difficult to classify, lacking a clear tendency or specific school. Influenced by German Expressionism, his work ranged from geometric abstraction to surrealism. Music, central to his life, had a notable influence on his art. He trained in Munich, joining the Der Blaue Reiter group alongside Kandinsky and others. His visit to Tunisia in 1914 was crucial, as he discovered color as the central axis of his work. Between 1921 and 1931, he was a professor at the Bauhaus, where his pictorial language was consolidated, incorporating influences from constructivism. His trip to Egypt in 1928 saw him add hieroglyphics and horizontal and vertical structures to his compositions. After the rise of Nazism, he was forced to leave Germany, spending his final years in Bern. Despite his illness, his final stage was intense and creative, achieving a profound integration between life and art.