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Ab ovo (painting)

Ab ovo
Ab ovo by Paul Klee
ArtistPaul Klee
Year1917
Typewatercolor on gauze and paper with a chalk ground
Dimensions14.9 cm × 26.6 cm (5.9 in × 10.5 in)
LocationZentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Ab ovo (From the egg) is a 1917 painting by Paul Klee (1879–1940) made during his time in the German Army. It is noteworthy for its sophisticated technique. It employs watercolor on gauze and paper with a chalk ground, which produces a rich texture of triangular, circular, and crescent patterns.[1][2]

The work is in the collection of the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland.[2][3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Partsch 2003, p. 36.
  2. ^ a b Comte 1991, p. 71.
  3. ^ zpk 2023.

References

Media related to Ab ovo by Paul Klee at Wikimedia Commons