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Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German expressionist painter known for his unique style and color usage. His works combined abstract and representational elements and often carried symbolic meanings. Klee's influence on the art world was profound, and he is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century.

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Famous Paul Klee Quotes

“I still come closest to success with drawing. When I use color the results are dubious, for these painfully gained experiences bear less fruit.”

Stills Use Results Color Bears Fruit Drawing Closest Dubious

Book:The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

Source: The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

“By using patches of color and tone it is possible to capture every natural impression in the simplest way, freshly and immediately.”

Way Natural Color Simplicity Impression Tone Capture Simplest Patches

Book:The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

Source: The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

“Spatial art does not begin with a poetic mood or idea, but with construction of one or more figures, with the harmonizing of several colors and tones, or with the devaluation of spatial relationships and so on.”

Doe Art Ideas Space Figures Color Mood Tone Poetic Construction Spatial

Book:Paul Klee, 1879-1940: A Retrospective Exhibition

Source: Paul Klee, 1879-1940: A Retrospective Exhibition

“Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.”

Knows Art Pain Hours Color Pursue Painter Happy Hour

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“Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour.”

Knows Needs Hours Color Happy Hour

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“Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.”

Universe Brain Color

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“Color and I are one. I am a painter.”

Art Color Painter

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“...A long struggle lies in store for me in this field of color.”

Long Lying Struggle Fields Color Stores

Book:The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

Source: The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918

About the Author

Born: December 18, 1879
Died: June 29, 1940
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 105

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