Before the Town (1915)
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The striking painting "Before the Town" by Paul Klee, created in 1915, is a vivid exploration of color and abstract form that invites viewers into a mystical interpretation of a landscape possibly on the edge of urbanization. Klee, known for his unique expressive techniques and inventive use of color, presents this piece in a palette ranging from deep blues and greens to bright yellows and reds, all fragmented into vertical swatches resembling stained glass.This composition features an interplay of geometric and organic shapes that suggest fragmented visions of a town. At first glance, one might see the vertical elements as a forest of colorful banners or perhaps tall buildings fading into a misty backdrop. On closer inspection, small, subtle details such as window-like patterns and cross-hatching invite the viewer to contemplate an obscured, yet bustling village or streets viewed through a kaleidoscope of natural elements.“Before the Town” is a prime example of Klee's mastery in blending abstraction with elements of reality, leaving much to personal interpretation and the joy of exploration within his painted worlds.
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Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented with and eventually deeply explored color theory, writing about it extensively; his lectures Writings on Form and Design Theory (Schriften zur Form und Gestaltungslehre), published in English as the Paul Klee Notebooks, are held to be as important for modern art as Leonardo da Vinci's A Treatise on Painting for the Renaissance.