Paul Klee Music and Theatre in Life and Work

Paul Klee was not only an artist, but also a musician and theatre lover, and initially fluctuated between these disciplines. Although he ultimately chose to focus on art, he remained closely tied to music and the theatre throughout his life. The catalogue vividly reflects this close connection between art and music: rhythms and melodies can be discovered in landscapes and abstract compositions, while many of his figural scenes are based on the pathos and humour of the stage.

Christine Hopfengart was the director of the Paul Klee Foundation in Bern, Switzerland and the Nolde Foundation in Germany. Primarily specializing in art of the twentieth century, she now works as a curator in Berlin.