Schützerin 1932

Paul Klee made 'Schützerin', or 'Protector' in German, with watercolor and ink, layering sheer washes and tiny stipples of color. It's got this ghostly figure emerging from a smoky gray background with a mask-like form hovering in the center. I like to imagine Klee, peering intently, almost like he's conjuring the image from a dream, letting the colors bleed and blend to create this ethereal effect. Those little stipples of red are so strange, like an insistent buzzing. I imagine him, brush in hand, carefully plotting each one. Klee was deeply interested in the subconscious. He had this belief that art should be a process of discovery. It should reveal hidden truths rather than just depicting what's visible. So, maybe “Schützerin” isn't just a protector, but also a symbol of the unseen forces that guide and shape our lives.