From Library Journal
The catalog for an exhibition at the Stadthalle in Baligen, Germany, this book presents works created during Paul Klee's most prolific and productive time. The exhibition was curated in cooperation with the Klee Foundation and for the most part displays works that Klee had kept for himself. The over 100 color plates are preceded by three essays and followed by a biographical time line. The first essay reveals that Klee can be viewed both as simple and accessible and as working in a wide stylistic field whose content defies simple iconographic analysis. The other essays compare the work of Klee and Picasso and discuss how Klee cataloged his works. Klee is the subject of many English-language publications, but editor Doschka presents some current thoughts about the artist and selects many prime examples of his work, allowing one to see the integral part Klee played in the avant-garde of his day. Supplemental reading might include Jean-Louis Ferrier's Paul Klee (Terrail, 1999) or Paul Klee, edited by Carolyn Lanchner (1987). Recommended for larger public libraries or libraries specializing in art history needing representation of Klee in their collections. Nadine Dalton Speidel, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, OH Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Book Description
Produced in close cooperation with the Klee Foundation in Bern, this catlogues gathers together the artist's outstanding masterpieces of the years 1917-1933. This extraordinary survey, which includes works which Klee originally intended to keep for himself, has been made possible by loans from the collection of Angela Rosengart in Lucerne, the Klee Foundation in Bern, and many private collectors. Many of these works are being presented to a wide audience for the first time.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

From the Publisher
Klee is widely seen as one of the most original artists of the twentieth century. Together with Feininger, Kandinsky and Jawlensky, he founded the Blue Four group, and had a decisive influence on artists such as Miro and Delaunay. The years 1917 to 1933 were the most productive in Klee's work.

About the Author
The Artist
Born in 1879 in Bern, Switzerland, Paul Klee worked in close cooperation with artists of the Blue Rider group, such as Kandinsky, Marc, and Macke from 1906-1920. From 1921-1931 he lectured at the Bauhaus. He then lectured at the Art Academy in Dusseldorf until his dismissal by the Nazis in 1933. The Editor
Roland Doschka is the Curator of Exhibitions in Balingen, Germany. He is the author of "Marc Chagall: Origins and Paths" and "Pablo Picasso: Metamorphoses of the Human Form", both published by Prestel.

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