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It is the artistic mission to penetrate as far as may be toward that secret ground where primal law feeds growth.

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Paul Klee
Age: 61 †
Born: 1879
Born: February 18
Died: 1940
Died: May 29
Designer
Graphic Artist
Lithographer
Painter
University Teacher
Visual Artist
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