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Paul Klee was born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, as the second child of German music teacher Hans Wilhelm Klee (1849–1940) and Swiss singer Ida Marie Klee, born Frick (1855–1921). [a] His sister Mathilde (died 6 December 1953) was born on 28 January 1876 in Walzenhausen .
- Painting, drawing, watercolor, printmaking
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Klee’s mother, née Ida Maria Frick of Basel, and his German-born father, Hans Klee, were both trained as musicians. By Swiss law, Paul Klee held his father’s nationality; late in life he applied for Swiss citizenship but died just days before it was granted.
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Oct 14, 2023 · According to Swiss law, Klee was a German because his father was German, despite the fact that the artist was born in Switzerland. Paul Klee died in Locarno, Switzerland on June 29, 1940 before his final application for citizenship could be approved.
Citizenship. Paul Klee's father was a German citizen; his mother was Swiss. Swiss law determined citizenship along paternal lines, and thus Paul inherited his father's German citizenship. He even served in the German army during World War I.
Not on view. Born in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, a suburb of Bern, in 1879, Paul Klee nevertheless retained the German citizenship of his father. In his youth he was torn between music and painting but decided to go to Munich (1898–1901) to learn to draw.
Dec 18, 2018 · The couple settled in Munich where Klee, a German citizen (though he had a claim to Swiss citizenship) pursued his art career. A visitor watches “High Spirits”, a 1939 mixed media painting by ...
Jan 18, 2019 · Paul Klee (1879-1940) was a Swiss-born German artist who was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His abstract work was varied and could not be categorized, but was influenced by expressionism, surrealism, and cubism. His primitive drawing style and use of symbols in his art revealed his wit and childlike perspective.
