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Watercolours of Paul Klee Lesson 2

Paul Klee was a Swiss artist who was born in 1879 and died in 1940. He developed his very own style of painting and admired the art work of children because they freely created art without worrying about a particular style. Paul Klee experimented with the use of colour, simple shapes and lines to show detail in his paintings

What do you think the artist, Paul Klee, has painted?

Flora on the Heath by Paul Klee

A photograph of some real heathland

In the Quarry by Paul Klee Here are some more watercolours by Paul Klee. Are there features that are common to all the paintings? In the Quarry by Paul Klee

Paul Klee experimented with the use of colour, simple shapes and lines to show detail in his paintings. On a trip to Tunisia in 1914 he was impressed by the quality of the light he found there and how vivid and bright the colours were. This greatly influenced his work as he used bright colours in his watercolours of Tunisia.

Saint Germain, near Tunis by Paul Klee Here are some more watercolours by Paul Klee. Are there features that are common to all the paintings? Saint Germain, near Tunis by Paul Klee

Hammamet with Mosque Southern (Tunisian) Gardens by Paul Klee Here are some more watercolours by Paul Klee. Are there features that are common to all the paintings? Hammamet with Mosque Southern (Tunisian) Gardens by Paul Klee

Remembrance of a Garden Here are some more watercolours by Paul Klee. Are there features that are common to all the paintings? What do you think are the key features of his watercolour paintings? Remembrance of a Garden by Paul Klee