Untitled c. 1938

cardboard, tempera

cardboard

17_20th-century

pattern out of typography

rippled sketch texture

random pattern

tempera

op art

tile art

organic pattern

line

pattern repetition

imprinted textile

layered pattern

funky pattern

Paul Klee's "Untitled" (c. 1938) is a prime example of his signature abstract style. This piece, now housed in the Städel Museum, is a vibrant composition of black lines, blue and pink fields, and circular white shapes. Klee's approach to color and line is distinctive, creating an interplay of geometric forms that resonate with musicality and a sense of movement. The work reflects the artist's interest in exploring the relationship between color, form, and space, a key element of his artistic practice.

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stadelmuseum about 1 year ago

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"A hovering, silent, magical apparition in the crowd" is how Klee was described by a friend during the last years of the artist's life. He had been dismissed from his post as professor in Düsseldorf in 1933 after being denounced as a "cultural Bolshevik". He left Germany and returned to Bern, where, marked by illness, he created his mysterious late works. Klee confronts the viewer with black lines on reduced patches of colour as if they were secret graphic characters from a vanished culture. There is nothing to help us interpret them - no picture title to make it easier to decipher what we see.