Paul Klee - Insula dulcamara, 1938

Zentrum Paul Klee EN

Mar 17, 20173:44Arts

This picture is the largest painting Paul Klee ever completed with the remarkable length of 176 cms. As is typical for this period Klee used newspaper which he glued onto jute. With colour paste he painted thick black st...

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