Blue night

“Blue Night” is a painting by Paul Klee, created in 1937. The painting is classified as an abstract work and is part of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s collection. The painting features a series of narrow blue rectangles at the top of the canvas, which suggest the sky. Uneven rectangles and trapezoids create paths leading one’s eye from the bottom of the page to the elevated horizon. Broad trapezoids painted pale hues are arranged down the center of the canvas to suggest a main road. The painting is a fine example of Klee’s interest in the relationship between music and visual art, as he was a composer and music theorist in addition to being a painter.