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PAUL KLEE thin creatures, all happily
Swiss painter; sculptor, of each other in the
draftsman, printmaker, violinist, on top

and t e a c h e r at t h e Bauhaus
school. W i t h his drawings

Kleeb o u n d sophisticated
theories to personal and
often witty childlike imagery.

Heis a u t h o r o f The Thinking
Eye (1923), well-worn copies
of which are found in many
art schools.

Layers of marks In this pale
Dentil drawing we see layers
of' agitated marks that together
present a kind of visual "itch." They

chatter in groups, turning our eye
around and around inside the
b o d i e s and postures of the paper-

pictorial space.

Endless lines Look closely at how
Klee's lines rarely leave the paper

and how they are free from the
constraint of finite shape. They
remain in contact with the surface
of the page and scribble back
and forth as they maneuver from
one area to another. The entire
drawing suggests the endless small
movements of horses standing still.

Scene der Komischen Reiter
(Scene of Comical Riders)

1935

161/2x111/2in ( 4 1 9 x 2 9 1 m m )
Morton G. Neumann Family

Collection, Chicago
PAUL KLEE