Paul Klee: "Baldgreis" (1922), Giclée on canvas

Via Paul Klee

by his artists' colleagues, he was only called "the unique": Paul Klee (1879-1940), like no other, shaped the understanding of modern art. With his mosaic -like composed works, he created a completely new style.

The German-Swiss Klee, born in Bern in 1879, turned out to be a double talent early on: his drawing skills, but also his violin playing both a musical and an artistic career. Klee chose art and went to the Munich art academy, where he studied with Franz von Stuck, among others.

But less the academic studies than an extensive study trip with friendly artists to Italy helped him to develop an independent style. Ingrade, symbolic representations full of wit and humor become his trademark. Usually it is only small formats, often only drawings that enchant the viewer.