Hot Pursuit
1939 Fogg Museum
About this artwork
This work is executed in a mixed media technique on canvas, showcasing Klee's characteristic simplified, pictographic linear style. It belongs to the collection of the Fogg Museum.
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Painted in 1939, during a period of great personal and political turmoil for Klee as he fled Nazi Germany, this work exemplifies his shift toward simplified, almost childlike forms. The use of the arrow as a vector of force or intent is a recurring motif in his later works, reflecting a distillation of motion into its most essential graphic components.
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Hot Pursuit
Paul Klee, 1939
