1. 11th, Unit 7 “Understanding Art”
PAUL KLEE
11th, Unit 7
“Understanding Art”

2. ARTIST PAUL KLEE
Paul Klee, ( ) — the German and Swiss artist, the schedule (график), the theorist of the art, one of the largest figures of the European avant-guard(авангард).

3. Creativity of Paul Klee belongs to the main art currents of the XX-th century — to an expressionism, a cubism, surrealism and abstractionism. But at the same time it is possible to assert that it didn't belong entirely to one of them.

4. Klee was born in Switzerland in a family of musicians
Klee was born in Switzerland in a family of musicians. And though the fine arts became its professional field, his devotion to music he has been keeping on all his life.
In difficult years Klee earned additionally, playing a violin in an orchestra. He studied in the Munich academy of Arts, travelled across Italy, France and Germany, and after a marriage has located in Munich.

5. His heritage includes about 9 000 paintings. There are some of them
His heritage includes about paintings. There are some of them. “ To Parnassus” “ Tired to the Stars”

6. “Bright dream” “Mask of fear”

7. The basis of his paintings is the supervision of nature
The basis of his paintings is the supervision of nature.   “Southern Tunisian “Gold fish” gardens”

8. Complete the sentences.
1.Paul Klee is the German and ………. .
Paul Klee is the German and Swiss artist, the schedule, the theorist of art.
2.His painting belongs to the main art currents of the 20 th century …….. .
His painting belongs to the main art current of the 20 th century to an expressionism, a cubism, surrealism and abstractionism.
3.He has been keeping on all his life the …..
He has been keeping on all his life the devotion to music.

9. 4. In difficult years he earned playing ….. .
In difficult years he earned playing violin in the orchestra.
5. His heritage includes …….. .
His heritage includes about paintings.
6. There are some names of his pictures ……