{"product_id":"paul-klee-life-and-work-hardcover","title":"Paul Klee: Life and Work - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Klee\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eMichael Baumgartner\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eChristine Hopfengart\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack in print, the most authoritative overview on the beloved Bauhaus Renaissance man and pioneer of abstraction, the first artist to take a line for a walk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe many books on Paul Klee (1879-1940) published over the years should not obscure the fact that there has been no new, comprehensive Klee overview since Will Grohmann's oft-reprinted 1954 monograph. With \u003ci\u003ePaul Klee: Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e, the Zentrum Paul Klee has set out to fill this gap, drawing on a wealth of new resources including the Klee family's archives, much of which is published here for the first time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLife and work are truly integrated in this massive, 344-page volume: Klee's vast body of work is surveyed chronologically, as the book narrates his life alongside the abundant reproductions of drawings, paintings, watercolors, sculptures, puppets and numerous archival documents and photographs (nearly 500 reproductions in total). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book divides Klee's career into eight periods: \"Childhood and Youth\"; \"Munich and the Encounter with the Avant Garde\"; \"World War I and the Breakthrough to Success\"; \"At the Bauhaus in Weimar\"; \"Master of Modern Art\"; \"The Move to Dusseldorf and the Nazi Rise to Power\"; \"First Years of Emigration in Bern\"; and \"Final Years.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result of many years of research and labor, this magisterial publication demonstrates conclusively why Klee numbers among the most influential and best-loved artists of the past 100 years.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 11.7 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769002000672,"sku":"9783775747196","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/41bea26c9aeb90c9782b7fca2cf47c00.webp?v=1780340957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paul-klee-life-and-work-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}