{"product_id":"klee-by-susanna-partsch-9783836501101","title":"Klee","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith meticulous theories and many thousands of paintings, drawings, and watercolours, \u003cb\u003ePaul Klee (1879-1940)\u003c\/b\u003e is considered one of the most \u003cb\u003ecerebral and prolific leaders of 20th-century European art\u003c\/b\u003e. Though typically small in scale, his works are remarkable for their sophisticated thought and meticulous nuances of line, colour, and tonality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKlee's stylistic formation was shaped by early affiliation with the German expressionist group \u003cb\u003eDer Blaue Reiter\u003c\/b\u003e and, in particular, by a 1914 trip to Tunisia which transformed his use of colour. After the war, he taught at the esteemed \u003cb\u003eBauhaus\u003c\/b\u003e school, where his lectures, like his emerging practice, emphasized the \u003cb\u003esymbolic potential of shade, line, and geometry\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKlee was also inspired by \u003cb\u003eCubism, poetry, music, literature, language\u003c\/b\u003e, and the simplistic power of \u003cb\u003echildren's art\u003c\/b\u003e. Famed for his simple stick figures, he often combined the appearance of untutored naïveté with rigorous composition and intellectual significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlee\u003c\/i\u003e provides a selection of key Klee works to introduce his style and influence. From sun-drenched landscapes to enigmatic wordplay, discover a world at once simplistic, symbolic, and dazzlingly colourful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242749178092,"sku":"9783836501101","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836501101-klee-1.jpg?v=1787975859","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/klee-by-susanna-partsch-9783836501101","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}