Fire at Full Moon
1933 Museum Folkwang
About this artwork
This painting features a geometric composition of interlocking, colorful blocks arranged in a grid-like pattern. The central focus is a bright red, cross-shaped form set against deep blues, purples, and blacks, with a prominent yellow sun or moon in the upper left.
Did you know?
Paul Klee painted this work in 1933, a pivotal and difficult year in which he was dismissed from his teaching position at the Düsseldorf Academy by the Nazi regime. The glowing red fire set against a dark, somber background is often interpreted as a metaphorical reflection of the growing political turmoil and oppression in Germany at the time.
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Fire at Full Moon
Paul Klee, 1933
