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The more horrible this world (as today, for instance), the more abstract our art, whereas a happy world brings forth an art of the here and now.

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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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