Rich Harbor
1938 Zentrum Paul Klee
About this artwork
This work is a characteristic example of Klee's late period, featuring his signature pictographic style with heavy black lines on a light background. It is currently part of the collection at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern.
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Paul Klee painted this work towards the end of his life, while he was living in Switzerland having fled Nazi Germany. The 'Rich Harbor' is not a realistic depiction but rather a mental map of symbols representing the complexity and vitality of a bustling port, rendered in his iconic, childlike visual language. His late-period works like this are often considered profound reflections of his internal struggle with illness, distilled into essential, rhythmic forms.
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Rich Harbor
Paul Klee, 1938
