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Town with the Three Domes by Paul Klee

Town with the Three Domes

Paul Klee · 1914

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DETAILS
Artist
Paul Klee
Date
1914
Location
Kunstmuseum Basel
Culture
Germany
ART MOVEMENTS
BauhausExpressionismPointillismSurrealism
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THE ARTIST

Paul Klee

1879–1940 · Kingdom of Prussia

Paul Klee was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism.

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Beyond Klee and Expressionism: works from the same years, and from the other movements Town with the Three Domes belongs to.

Dada Gauguin Same movement · Surrealism Dada Gauguin Max Ernst · 1920 · Art Institute of Chicago Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Same era · 1890s–1920s Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Piet Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago The Old Guitarist Same movement · Surrealism The Old Guitarist Pablo Picasso · 1903 · Art Institute of Chicago Zwei Akte im Raum Same era · 1890s–1920s Zwei Akte im Raum Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1914 · Albertina The Eye Same movement · Surrealism The Eye René Magritte · 1932 · Art Institute of Chicago Bull's Head Same era · 1890s–1920s Bull's Head Mikhail Larionov · 1913 · Tretyakov Gallery Untitled (Desert Landscape) Same movement · Surrealism Untitled (Desert Landscape) Salvador Dalí · 1934 · Art Institute of Chicago The Lineman Same era · 1890s–1920s The Lineman Ivan Puni · 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago
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