The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918Paul Klee was endowed with a rich and many-sided personality that was continually spilling over into forms of expression other than his painting and that made him one of the most extraordinary phenomena of modern European art. These abilities have left their record in the four intimate Diaries in which he faithfully recorded the events of his inner and outer life from his nineteenth to his fortieth year. Here, together with recollections of his childhood in Bern, his relations with his family and such friends as Kandinsky, Marc, Macke, and many others, his observations on nature and people, his trips to Italy and Tunisia, and his military service, the reader will find Klee's crucial experience with literature and music, as well as many of his essential ideas about his own artistic technique and the creative process. |
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We witness in their true sequence the inner growth and the struggle of the young Paul Klee . A struggle with human and with artistic problems , as they confront every developing and serious artist . We recognize today the source of ...
We witness in their true sequence the inner growth and the struggle of the young Paul Klee . A struggle with human and with artistic problems , as they confront every developing and serious artist . We recognize today the source of ...
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Klee Stiftung , Bern Young Man Leaning on Lyre , 1905 , 33. Pencil , 10.8 x 4.5 cm . Klee Stiftung , Bern Cat , 1905. Pencil sketch Portrait of My Father , 1906 , 23. Picture on Glass , 31 x 28.5 cm . Felix Klee , Bern Masculine Head ...
Klee Stiftung , Bern Young Man Leaning on Lyre , 1905 , 33. Pencil , 10.8 x 4.5 cm . Klee Stiftung , Bern Cat , 1905. Pencil sketch Portrait of My Father , 1906 , 23. Picture on Glass , 31 x 28.5 cm . Felix Klee , Bern Masculine Head ...
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Klee Stiftung , Bern 251 Young Man Resting ( Self - portrait ) , 1911 , 42. Brush and India ink , 14 x 20 cm . Rolf Bürgi , Bern 257 Scene in the Restaurant , 1911 , 89. Drawing , 13 x 23 cm . Felix Klee , Bern 259 Candide , Chap .
Klee Stiftung , Bern 251 Young Man Resting ( Self - portrait ) , 1911 , 42. Brush and India ink , 14 x 20 cm . Rolf Bürgi , Bern 257 Scene in the Restaurant , 1911 , 89. Drawing , 13 x 23 cm . Felix Klee , Bern 259 Candide , Chap .
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... of my graduation certificate , I decided to study painting and to devote my life to art , despite the risk of such a career . In order to realize my aim , I had to go abroad ( the same would be true of many young Swiss artists today ) ...
... of my graduation certificate , I decided to study painting and to devote my life to art , despite the risk of such a career . In order to realize my aim , I had to go abroad ( the same would be true of many young Swiss artists today ) ...
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Contents
Memories of Childhood | 1 |
The Student at the Classical High School | 12 |
Munich First Year of Study 18981899 | 20 |
Munich II 18991900 | 31 |
Munich III 19001901 | 40 |
Before Italy Summer of 1901 Bern and Surroundings | 55 |
DAIRY II | 59 |
Italian Diary October 1901 to May 1902 | 61 |
DAIRY III | 115 |
Munich | 205 |
Trip to Tunisia | 281 |
DAIRY IV | 323 |
THE KLEE FAMILY | 410 |
RECOLLECTIONS FELIX KLEE | 412 |
FELIX CALENDAR | 418 |
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