Movement of Vaulted Chambers
1915 Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
This watercolor on paper exemplifies Paul Klee's exploration of color and structure, created during his pivotal visit to Tunisia. It is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This work was created following Klee's life-changing trip to Tunisia in 1914, where he famously declared, 'Color and I are one. I am a painter.' The influence of the intense North African light is evident in the translucent, layered application of watercolor that suggests architectural spaces and rhythmic structural movement.
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Movement of Vaulted Chambers
Paul Klee, 1915
