May Picture

May Picture is a painting by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee created in 1925. The painting is part of Klee’s Magic Square series, which was inspired by his visit to Tunisia in 1914. The painting is an example of Klee’s abstract style, where he fractioned the landscape into squares that seem to extend beyond the edges of the painting. The squares themselves can be viewed as odd-shaped stones assembled to form a mosaic. The painting also reveals Klee’s preoccupation with color theory, which informed his teaching at the Bauhaus.

Paul Klee (1879-1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. He was one of the most important artists of the 20th century. Klee’s highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. He was also a composer and music theorist. Klee’s works reflect his dry humor and his sometimes childlike perspective, his personal moods and beliefs, and his musicality. He taught at the Bauhaus school of art, design and architecture in Germany, where he met his colleague, Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky. Klee’s works include more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, and etchings.