Paul Klee - Before the gates of Kairouan, 1914

Zentrum Paul Klee EN

Jul 8, 20143:31Arts

The view of the city turns into a play of simple square shaped areas and shades of colour casually laid upon each other. From this point it was just a small step to the water colours of pure coloured squares which were c...

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