Paul Klee, December 18, 1879–June 29, 1940, was a Swiss-born German artist. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Heinrich Knirr and Franz von Stuck and later associated with artists of Der Blaue Reiter.

Klee worked in drawing, printmaking, watercolor and painting, frequently combining media and experimental supports. He taught at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau from 1921 to 1931 and at the Düsseldorf Academy from 1931 until his dismissal by the Nazi authorities in 1933.

Klee returned to Bern in 1933 and continued working there during his final years. His work is held by the Zentrum Paul Klee, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and other major collections.

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