Biografie von Paul KLEE (1879-1940)
Personal data
Birth : 12/18/1879 - Münchenbuchsee BE, Switzerland
Death : 06/29/1940 - Locarno-Muralto TI, Switzerland
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Switzerland
Representatives
Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States
Galerie Henze & Ketterer AG – Kirchstrasse 26 – Bern BE, Switzerland
Galerie Thomas – Maximilianstrasse 25 – Munich, Germany
Galleria Maggiore – Via d’Aglezio 15 – Bologna BO, Italy
Leonard Hutton Galleries – 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Education
1898 – 1900 :
Pupil of / student of Heinrich KNIRR [ 1862-1944 ]
1900 – 1901 : Akademie der Bildenden Künste München – Akademiestrasse 2 – Munich, Germany
Pupil of / student of Franz VON STUCK [ 1863-1928 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1935:Onset of illness later diagnosed as scleroderma
1934:Forced by the Nazis to leave his position of teacher in Düsseldorf, he settles in Bern, Switzerland
1924:Founds the Blaue Vier with Lyonel Feininger, Jawlensky and Kandinsky
1914:Visit to Tunisia with Macke and Louis Moilliet
1912:Visits Paris and meets Robert Delaunay
1911:Meets Alexej Jawlensky, Vasily Kandinsky, August Macke, Franz Marc and other avant-garde figures
1906:Marriage to the pianist Lili Stumpf and move to Munich
1905:Trip to Paris with Hans Bloesch and Louis Moilliet
1902:Settles in Bern
1901 – 1902:Trip to Italy
Other professions
1921 – 1926 : Professor
Bauhaus – Weimar, Germany
1926 – 1931 : Professor
Bauhaus – Dessau, Germany
1931 – 1933 : Professor
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf – Eiskellerstrasse 1 – Düsseldorf, Germany
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil 
Print-Multiple : 
Sculpture-Volume : Plaster 
Drawing-Watercolor : Collage - Pastel Subject
abstraction/figurationwriting
flowers
war
death
music
myth/belief
nature
landscape
violence
Movements and styles
1912 : Der blaue ReiterCubism
Expressionism
Surrealism
Bauhaus
Works
| Bedrohliche Zeichen | |
| Date of creation : 1938 Medium : Drawing Materials : distemper Supports : paper Size : 50 x 35 cm | |
| Überschach | |
| Date of creation : 1937 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 121 x 111 cm | |
| A Burning Man | |
| Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Oil/paper Size : 35 x 35 cm | |
| Ad Parnassum | |
| Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 100 x 125 cm | |
| The Lady Gardener | |
| Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Ink/paper | |
| Polyphonie | |
| Date of creation : 1932 Medium : Oil/canvas Size : 67 x 106 cm | |
| The Sealed Lady | |
| Date of creation : 1930 Medium : Ink/paper Size : 49 x 33 cm | |
| Barcos en reposo | |
| Date of creation : 1927 Medium : Tempera/board | |
| Portrait of Mrs. P. in the South (Bildnis der Frau P. im Süden) | |
| Date of creation : 1924 Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 43 x 31 cm | |
| The March to the Summit | |
| Date of creation : 1922 Medium : Ink Size : 20 x 24 cm | |
| Temple Gardens | |
| Date of creation : 1920 Medium : Gouache/paper Size : 18 x 27 cm | |
| Der Hirsch (Le Cerf) | |
| Date of creation : 1919 Medium : Drawing Materials : watercolor Supports : canvas Size : 25 x 19 cm | |
| Flower Myth | |
| Date of creation : 1918 Medium : Watercolour Size : 29 x 16 cm | |
| Warnung der Schiffe | |
| Date of creation : 1917 Medium : Watercolour/paper Size : 19 x 14 cm | |
| Birds Making Scientific Experiments in Sex | |
| Date of creation : 1915 Medium : Ink | |
| Architektur mit der roten Fahne | |
| Date of creation : 1915 Medium : Watercolour/board | |
| Menacing Head | |
| Date of creation : 1905 Medium : Etching Size : 20 x 15 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
MAMCS Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain – Strasbourg, France
03/26/2004 – 06/20/2004
2003
L’accomplissement dans l’oeuvre tardive
Fondation Beyeler – Basel BS, Switzerland
08/10/2003 – 11/09/2003
A Passion for Paul Klee: The Djerassi Collection at SFMOMA
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
03/01/2003 – 06/08/2003
2002
Paul Klee
Kunstmuseum Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
2002 – 07/28/2002
Matsumoto City Museum – Matsumoto, Japan
08/31/2002 – 10/20/2002
Meisterwerke der Sammlung Djerassi
Kunsthalle – Krems an der Donau, Austria
06/16/2002 – 09/29/2002
Klee’s Best
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
05/24/2002 – 09/08/2002
Paul Klee
Kunstmuseum – Bern BE, Switzerland
02/15/2002 – 03/31/2003
In Journey
Museum of Modern Art – Kamakura, Japan
02/09/2002 – 03/31/2002
The Nature of Creation
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2002 – 04/01/2002
2001
Paul Klee: Materials and Techiques
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
09/13/2001 – 02/10/2002
Figures
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
09/05/2001 – 01/13/2002
Paul Klee: Wit and Wordplay
SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
04/07/2001 – 09/04/2001
1993
Paul Klee at the Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Museum SoHo – New York NY, United States
1993
1987
Paul Klee: His Life and Work
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1987
1925
Galerie Vavin-Raspail – Paris, France
1925
1920
Retrospective
Galerie Hans Goltz – Munich, Germany
1920
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Jan Krugier Gallery – 980 MADISON AVE # 3 – New York NY, United States
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Jeanne Bucher – 53 rue de Seine – Paris, France
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie – 29-31 Grand-Rue – Geneva GE, Switzerland
Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Rieder – Maximilianstrasse 22 – Munich, Germany
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galleria d’Arte Contini – San Marco 2765 – Venice VE, Italy
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Leonard Hutton Galleries – 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Jeanne Bucher – 53 rue de Seine – Paris, France
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie – 29-31 Grand-Rue – Geneva GE, Switzerland
FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galleria d’Arte Contini – San Marco 2765 – Venice VE, Italy
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Acquavella Galleries Inc. – 18 Esat 79th Street – New York NY, United States
Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Galleria Maggiore – Via d’Aglezio 15 – Bologna BO, Italy
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Leonard Hutton Galleries – 41 East 57th Street – New York NY, United States
2000
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Tornabuoni Arte – Tornabuoni Arte Via Fatebenefratelli 36 – Milan MI, Italy
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Henze & Ketterer AG – Kirchstrasse 26 – Bern BE, Switzerland
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Thomas – Maximilianstrasse 25 – Munich, Germany
Group exhibitions
2002
Cityscapes by Klee and Feininger
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
09/25/2002 – 01/26/2003
Josef Albers – Bauhaus 1919-1933 et Paris
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
05/15/2002 – 08/26/2002
2001
Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001
1996
Universalis – Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 23
Parque do Ibirapuera – São Paulo, Brazil
10/06/1996 – 12/08/1996
1953
II Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
MAM Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
12/15/1953 – 02/28/1954
1937
Entartete Kunst
Munich, Germany
1937
1930
Weber, Klee, Lembruck, Maillol
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
03/12/1930 – 04/02/1930
1925
Les Surréalistes
Galerie Pierre Loeb – Paris, France
1925
1914
Münchner Secession
Munich, Germany
1914
1913
Erste deutsche Herbstsalon
Galerie Sturm – Berlin, Germany
1913
1912
Second Blaue Reiter Exhibition
Galerie Hans Goltz – Munich, Germany
1912
1906
Münchner Secession
Munich, Germany
1906
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1925
Pedagogical Sketchbook
1925
1920
Schöpferische Konfession
1920
On the artist
Books
2002
Paul Klee: Painting Music
Publisher: Prestel Verlag – Mandlstraße 26 – Munich, Germany
Author: Düchting Hajo
2002
1989
The Making of Paul Klee’s Career 1914-1920
Publisher: The University of Chicago – 5811 South Ellis Avenue – Chicago IL, United States
Author: Werckmeister O.K.
1989
1983
Paul Klee: Art and Music
Publisher: Cornell University – 410 Thurston Avenue – Ithaca NY, United States
Author: Kagan Andrew
1983
Periodicals
2003
GOLDBERG Itzhak – Instants fragiles
in: Beaux Arts Magazine n° 233 p. 28
Paris, France
10/2003
KAMPIANNE Harry – Changements de cap
in: Art Actuel n° 28 p. 70
Paris, France
09/2003-10/2003
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