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Abstract painting by Paul Klee with an orange flower on a stem, a heart-shaped form, and muted pink and beige textured ground

Arab Song

Abstract painting of stylized flower figures in orange and brown with a white leaf marked V, by Paul Klee.

Flower Family V.

1922

Abstract watercolor by Paul Klee with horizontal color bands from maroon to ochre and opposing arrows pointing down and up.

Scheidung Abends

1922

Paul Klee's 1929 painting of a stylized bird-like figure built from overlapping geometric planes in muted colours.

Little Jester in a Trance

1929

Abstract geometric painting of a white chapel with a tower, crescent moon, star and circles in muted pink tones.

The Chapel

1917

Paul Klee's Dance of the Moth: an angular ink figure over a blue grid with a vertical band of warm light.

Dance of the Moth

1923

Abstract painting of stacked geometric forms in yellow, red and green rising like plants against a dark background.

Plant growth

1921

Stylized portrait of a woman in a white hat with a heart motif on an orange dress, against brown and orange tones.

Portrait of Mrs. P. in the South

1924

Textured painting of a young girl's head and shoulders in pale pink and blue on dark green, framed by a red border.

Naturalistic Sketch of a Young Girl

1916

Abstract watercolor of interlocking triangles, bars and circles in bright colors, suggesting a mountain range, by Paul Klee.

Open mountain

1914

Abstract painting of a glowing sun above a web of hatched geometric lines, triangles and a small ladder, in muted orange and

Limits of Reason

1927

Abstract painting of geometric buildings in blue, rose, ochre and olive with triangular roofs and a green circle.

Colorful Architecture

1917

Painting of angular schoolhouse buildings, a red flower, a top-hatted figure and a crescent moon on a dark background.

Schoolhouse

1920

Painting by Paul Klee of a stylized masked figure with a cape among geometric shapes on a red background.

Prestidigitator (Conjuring Trick)

1927

Paul Klee painting in red tones: a giant figure, a child, a dog, a striped ramp and village houses under a crescent moon.

Village Carnival

1926

Pen and watercolor sketch of aerial combat above a scene of stick figures under a glowing yellow sun.

Luftkampf (Höhenkampf)

1917

Green brushstroke painting of a stylized tree with arching branches on a cream background, by Paul Klee.

Fontainen-Baum, 1939

1939

Abstract watercolor of small colored rectangular strokes in pastel tones, with dark blue angular outlines suggesting castle r

Reste einer Burg (Remains of a Castle)

Abstract watercolor of horizontal coloured stripes in red, orange and brown forming a stylised figure with rounded shapes.

Die Farbige (The Colorful Woman)

Paul Klee Rechnender Greis 1929

1929

Stippled ink drawing of a seated figure with large eyes and dotted hair, captioned Geburtstags Kind, by Paul Klee.

Pauk Klee Geburtstags Kind 1925

1925

Abstract painting of swirling red, blue and green hatched strokes around a central tree-like stem, by Paul Klee.

Paul Klee Park Bild 1933

1933

Ink drawing of a stylized donkey made of angular, hatched lines on pale paper, with small dark eyes and sketched marks around

Ass (Esel)

Black brush strokes on pale paper forming abstract hooks, a Y shape, and clusters of dots.

Y isolated

1937

Ink and watercolor drawing by Paul Klee showing a tightrope walker balancing above a linear structure on a pink ground.

Paul-klee-tightrope

Dark blue painting of a stylized oval face with spiral eyes and radiating lines, by Paul Klee.

Klee strange glance

Postcard with geometric shapes stacked into a tower on blue, with lettering reading Weimar Bauhaus Ausstellung 1923.

Klee Postcard 4

Abstract pale yellow bird-like figure with spiral curls and dark squares on a mottled blue-green background.

Scharfes Profil (Sharp Profile)

Abstract painting of twisting grey, blue and pink tendril shapes over layered bands and a dotted top edge.

Schling-Gewaechse (Climbing Plants)

Pen drawing of radiating hatched forms, spirals and stepped shapes suggesting an abstract botanical garden, by Paul Klee.

Botanical garden, section with the ray-leaved plants

1926

Loose pencil sketch of a crouching nude figure with overlapping contour lines and faint grey wash on paper.

Akt, 1905

1905

Abstract watercolor of a small yellow house with windows amid blue, violet and rust-red rectangular washes and a diagonal pat

Das gelbe Haus, 1914

1914

Handwritten German diary page from 1915 with ink text, a small drawing of two overlapping circles, and page number 169.

Tagebuch III, 1915

1915

Handwritten German manuscript on squared paper comparing the artist's role to a tree trunk between roots and crown.

Vortrag, 1924 4r

1914

Small coloured swallowtail butterfly with yellow markings on a pale creased sheet, with a faint pencil sketch below.

Ohne Titel, um 1892

1892

Pencil drawing of an angular, geometric standing figure with hatched shading and small eyes, by Paul Klee, 1930.

Out of fear

1930

Pen drawing of a stiff stylized figure with a crowned head under ornate curtains, with a flower and small animals at lower ri

Fitzlibutzli

Watercolor and ink drawing of angular stylized figures, heads and geometric architectural forms in brown, grey and rose tones

Dittlsam

1918

Pen and grey wash drawing of three stylized seated figures, the central one with an ornate headdress, by Paul Klee.

KleeGreekBarbarians

1920

Pen and pink watercolor drawing of a stylized figure with curly hair and an ornate hat, by Paul Klee.

Singer of the Comic Opera

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a stylized puppet-like figure with red cheeks and crossed yellow legs on a pink ground.

Jumping Jack

Watercolor by Paul Klee showing stylized trees, angular terraces and a pale moon against an orange and red sunset sky.

Tree Culture

Abstract line drawing of two stylized figures on tan paper with blue-gray patterned wash, by Paul Klee.

Public Duel

Ink drawing of a bird-like creature facing a seated, elongated humanoid figure with a striped oval head and fringed base.

Crevel - Paul Klee, 1930, illust 02

1930

Ink line drawing of a dense net-like lattice with abstract figures, hands and shapes, by Paul Klee.

Drawing Knotted in the Manner of a Net

Pencil sketch of a winged angel beside a candlelit Christmas tree with ornaments, and a toy train at lower left.

Klee Paul Weihnachtsbaum mit Christkind und Eisenbahn Bern

1940

Ink drawing of a dense cluster of spired towers above a hatched base with a small figure, with handwritten caption beneath.

Klee Der Tod für die Idee

1915

Pen drawing by Paul Klee of geometric hatched forms suggesting trees, hills and a star motif, 1926.

A Garden for Orpheus

1926

Abstract watercolour drawing of geometric shapes, arches, and stepped forms in pastel tones on pale paper.

Mit der Treppe

1918

Line drawing of a seated winged angel with closed eyes and clasped hands around its knees, with handwritten inscription below

Paul-klee-engel-40b

Pen line drawing of a small winged bell angel with a smiling face and a round bell at its lower left, by Paul Klee, 1939.

Paul Klee ~ Schellen-Engel ~ 1939

1939

Line drawing of winged angels gathered on an angular rock, with a crescent-winged figure floating above.

Paul Klee ~ Fels der Engel ~ 1939

1939

Pencil line drawing of a stylized abstract female figure by Paul Klee, with simple curving outlines on pale paper.

Paul Klee ~ Miss. Engel ~ 1939

1939

Line drawing by Paul Klee showing a tall robed figure beside a small child with a rounded head, in sparse black lines.

Paul Klee ~ in Mission ~ 1939

1939

Pencil drawing of a pair of stylised angel wings with two small faces at the center, by Paul Klee, 1931.

Paul Klee ~ Engelpaar ~ 1931

1931

Line drawing by Paul Klee of a hooded figure with tears falling from its face, over angular shapes.

Paul Klee ~ es weint ~ 1939

1939

Line drawing of a stylized angular figure with pointed ears, a round eye and nose, and a wing-like form.

Paul Klee ~ Krise eines Engels II ~ 1939

1939

Pen line drawing of an unfinished angel with pointed wings and a round head, with handwritten caption, by Paul Klee.

Paul Klee ~ unfertiger Engel ~ 1939

1939

Line drawing of a seated winged angel with closed eyes and bowed head, arms wrapped around its knees.

Paul Klee ~ vergesslicher Engel ~ 1939

1939

Pen drawing of a helmeted winged figure standing on a pedestal beside a small sprig, with faint sketch lines around it.

Paul Klee ~ Held mit Flügel ~ 1905

1905

Line drawing by Paul Klee of a stylized figure with a rounded head and a tall pointed wing, titled Näherung Lucifer.

Paul Klee ~ Näherung Lucifer ~ 1939

1939

Pencil line drawing by Paul Klee of a stylized winged figure with an angular face and small halo above, titled Hässlicher Eng

Paul Klee ~ Hässlicher Engel ~ 1939

1939

Pen line drawing by Paul Klee of an angular cloaked figure with a round face and pointed hood, dated 1939.

Paul Klee ~ im Vorzimmer der Engelschaft ~ 1939

1939

Line drawing of a bowed angel with a pointed wing and angular geometric body, with handwritten German caption below.

Paul Klee ~ zweifelnder Engel ~ 1939

1939