Sunset
Paul Klee · 1930 · Art Institute of Chicago
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This is a painting in oil on canvas, a little over two feet wide and about a foot and a half tall. It is by Paul Klee. Despite the title, it does not show a sunset the way a photograph would. Instead, a fine pattern of dots covers the surface, layered over a plain, neutral background. Over and among the dots sit flat, overlapping shapes with straight edges. The colors include orange, blue, red and gold. The whole picture seems to hum, as if it were a piece of music turned into paint.
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Details
- Maker
- Paul Klee, German, born Switzerland, 1879–1940
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 46.1 × 70.5 cm (18 1/8 × 27 3/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Germany
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mary and Leigh Block
