Paul Klee Quotes


Beauty is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first. Paul Klee Beauty 130
Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible. Paul Klee Art 95
Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever... Color and I are one. I am a painter. Paul Klee Color 91
I didn Paul Klee Music 91
One eye sees, the other feels. Paul Klee Prophecy 86
...A long struggle lies in store for me in this field of color. Paul Klee Color 80
The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions. Paul Klee Art 77
In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better. Paul Klee Analysis 75
A line is a dot that went for a walk. Paul Klee Uncategorized 70
One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded. Paul Klee Bit 66
A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller. Paul Klee Change 62
Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn. Paul Klee Nature 62
I cannot be grasped in the here and now,For my dwelling place is much among the dead,As the yet unborn,Slightly closer to the heart of creation than usual,But still not close enough. Paul Klee Death 59
Everything vanishes around me, and works are born as if out of the void. Ripe, graphic fruits fall off. My hand has become the obedient instrument of a remote will. Paul Klee Become 58
He has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise. Paul Klee Style 53
Color has got me. I no longer need to chase after it. It has got me for ever. I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour. Paul Klee Nature 48
To emphasize only the beautiful seems to me to be like a mathematical system that only concerns itself with positive numbers. Paul Klee Beauty 45
The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art. Paul Klee art 43
Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see. Paul Klee Art 43
Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter. Paul Klee Art 42
The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen. Paul Klee Art 42
When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed. Paul Klee Sacrifice 39
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. Paul Klee Age 32
A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. Paul Klee Uncategorized 31
BeautyÂ is as relative as light and dark. Thus, there exists no beautiful woman, none at all, because you are never certain that a still far more beautiful woman will not appear and completely shame the supposed beauty of the first. Paul Klee Beauty 25

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