Facts about Paul Klee

Occup.Artist
FromSwitzerland
BornDecember 8, 1879
DiedJune 29, 1940
Aged60 years

Summary

Paul Klee was a famous Artist from Switzerland, who lived between December 8, 1879 and June 29, 1940. He/she became 60 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 18 quotes who is written / told by Paul.

Related authors: Walter Gropius (Architect)

18 Famous quotes by Paul Klee

Small: In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execu
"In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better"
Small: A line is a dot that went for a walk
"A line is a dot that went for a walk"
Small: One eye sees, the other feels
"One eye sees, the other feels"
Small: Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn
"Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn"
Small: A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller
"A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller"
Small: The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen
"The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen"
Small: He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise
"He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise"
Small: Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off.
"Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off. My hand has become the obedient instrument of a remote will"
Small: Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are
"Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age"
Small: When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to b
"When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed"
Small: To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself
"To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers"
Small: The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art
"The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art"
Small: A drawing is simply a line going for a walk
"A drawing is simply a line going for a walk"
Small: Color possesses me. I dont have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning
"Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter"
Small: The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are pai
"The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions"
Small: One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit ou
"One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded"
Small: Art does not reproduce what we see rather, it makes us see
"Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see"
Small: Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because yo
"Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first"