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Paul Klee: His Life and Work [Hardcover]

Jurgen Glaesemer (Editor)

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  • Hardcover: 356 pages
  • Publisher: Hatje Cantz Publishers; Revised edition edition (April 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 3775710027
  • ISBN-13: 978-3775710022
  • Product Dimensions: 31 x 24.7 x 3.5 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 2.8 Kg
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,138,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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…takes up the case for one of modernism’s least appreciated talents--a musician, writer, and painter of genius. -- talk magazine, May 2001

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Fitting Paul Klee's extraordinary oeuvre into book form is certainly a complex endeavor--Klee's diverse body of work is always opening itself up to new interpretations, and has escaped classification under the aegis of any particular style, group, or movement. This monograph achieves this feat by offering Klee in all his uniqueness, never attempting to subject the artist and his work to one interpretation. Here we see Klee's organically developed and open-ended art, which sought inspiration everywhere and in turn inspired so many in all areas of the arts. Fairytale lyricism and grotesque satire, tender jesting and very real horror, profound mysticism and sober romanticism all coexist in Klee's images. These works radiate a variety and creative energy that is rarely seen in such profusion. "Paul Klee: Life and Work" presents a comprehensive selection of paintings and other images, documented in nearly 500 color and black-and-white images, alongside essays that explore the artist's life and offer surprising insights into his work. "To wander through Klee's work is a wonderful, exciting adventure, an adventure of the spirit and of the heart. Amazing insights into the spheres of nature, and material things, of bestial creatures and of human beings are revealed, insights into cosmic episodes full of wit and profundity."--Carola Giedion-Welcker
Harcover, 9.5 x 11.75 inches, 356 pages, 142 color and 310 black & white illustrations.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The best intro to Klee, April 7 2007
By Claude Reich - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paul Klee: His Life and Work (Hardcover)
This book, a catalogue for an exhibit held at MOMA, is the best general publication in English on Klee's work. Beautiful reproductions, a clear chronologically organized text, it successfully answers the challenge of summing up the career of this giant of XXth century art. It is getting harder and harder to find, so if you can get your hands on it, it is an opportunity not to be lost.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Klee Universe, Jan 30 2010
By dream factory - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Paul Klee: His Life and Work (Hardcover)
We were fortunate to have obtained a windfall of 9 Klee books:
First published in 1987 in accompaniment to a MOMA exhibit. Then RE worked and re-edited. This is THE definitive Klee art book!

1st an exhaustive in depth biography. An unbelievable historical journey. spanning all the various influences. Bringing to life the world around Klee and its changing climate as Klee matured into a master artist.

The 2nd half of this large art tome presents 213 exquisitely reproduced works of art. Drawings/ etchings/ paintings/ and puppets. The color scale exact. THe choices range from familiar KLee icons to rare works of wonder.

WOW - Klee heaven!

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