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Paul Klee, 1879-1940 (Taschen)

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We were fortunate to have obtained a windfall of 9 Klee books:
Here Taschen presents a straight up non-complicated art book. All of Klee's standard landmark paintings are reproduced in the usual Taschen grade style. 86 mostly color (some b&w) reproductions.

The biography from draughtsman to painter to world master shall leave your palate satisfied and fully knowledged with his life.

pluses (+): affordable generic Taschen fare.
minuses (-): many reproductions very small. Some of the blue is vulgar.

Book available in large and small editions (paperback)

Please see our other Klee reviews.

I now own and have read six books on Paul Klee, and this is my favorite so far. The text clearly explains the artist's life and works. The reproductions are beautiful and include many of Klee's most important pieces. And the price is great even for a short art book, since it does such a wonderful job in its limited space. I have already purchased several more of the Taschen basic art series on the strength of this one, and plan to purchase more.

I have 8 of the books in this series and this is by far the worst; the others are good or very good. The writing and organization is very poor. The first time I tried to read it, I found myself reading the first several pages a few times to make some sense of it. The rest of the book is no better.