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In the Magic Mirror, 1934
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paul Klee |
| Spatial Coverage | Germany |
| Temporal Coverage | 1934 |
| Description | In the Magic Mirror reflects the disillusionment that colored much of Paul Klee's work following the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 and the artist's subsequent move to his native Switzerland. Illustrating what Klee called his method of "taking a line for a walk," a meandering red line twists and turns down the center of the canvas, delineating the features of a face. The tight curves on the brow suggest the figure is concentrating, while the tension between the nose and mouth, which pull in opposite directions, conveys anxiety. In contrast to the cheerful pink cheeks, the figure's tear-shaped eyes communicate distress. The thinly painted, ghostly outline of the head and shoulders is in contrast to the crisp rendering of the face. Klee paints the heart, the true creative center, black, thereby suggesting the pall that settled over this figure, and by extension, the artist at this time. [Ghostly white face formed by a winding line, creating forehead wrinkles, nose, chin. Droopy eyes and a small black heart.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn |
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| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Oil On Canvas Painting Modern And Contemporary Art Artworks Modern Art |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Painting |
