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Carnival in the Snow
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In this watercolor, acrobats and circus jugglers emerge from a complex pattern of shapes and colors. Two jugglers share a face and torso. A member of Der Blaue Reiter group in Munich, Paul Klee believed that the elements of color and shape alone could carry connotations of emotions, moods, and subjective feelings. His method was to begin painting without a subject, only settling upon something that could be recognized after layering colored form upon colored form.
| Artist / Maker | Paul Klee |
|---|---|
| Date | 1923 |
| Culture / Origin | Germany, 20th century |
| Medium | watercolor |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 24 x 23.5 cm (9 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 34.5 x 29.3 cm (13 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Paul Klee (German, 1879–1940) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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