Paul Klee

Paul Klee was born on December 18, 1879, in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, into a family of musicians. He studied in Munich, first with Heinrich Knirr, then at the Kunstakademie under Franz von Stuck, travelled in Italy before settling in Bern in 1902. A series of his satirical etchings was exhibited at the Munich Secession in 1906. That same year Klee married Lily Stumpf, a pianist, and moved to Munich. There he gained exposure to Modern art. Klee’s work was shown at the Kunstmuseum Bern in 1910 and at Moderne Galerie, Munich, in 1911.

Klee died on June 29, 1940, in Muralto-Locarno, Switzerland.