KLEE, PAUL

born Dec. 18, 1879, Mnchenbuchsee, near Bern, Switz. died June 29, 1940, Muralto, near Locarno Swiss painter who was one of the foremost artists of the 20th century. Additional reading Paul Klee, The Diaries of Paul Klee, 18981918, ed. by Felix Klee (1964; originally published in German, 1957), includes illustrations and a brief autobiography. The development of Klee's life and work is traced by Will Grohmann, Paul Klee (1954), a fundamental work; Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, Klee: A Study of His Life and Work (1957, reissued 1964; originally published in Italian, 1957), copiously illustrated; Werner Haftmann, The Mind and Work of Paul Klee, new ed. (1967; originally published in German, 1950), a good analysis; Christian Geelhaar, Paul Klee, Life and Work (1982; originally published in German, 1974); and Marcel Franciscono, Paul Klee: His Work and Thought (1991). Studies of specific topics include Jrgen Glaesemer, Paul Klee: The Colored Works in the Kunstmuseum Bern (1979; originally published in German, 1976); Jim M. Jordan, Paul Klee and Cubism (1984); and O.K. Werckmeister, The Making of Paul Klee's Career, 19141920 (1989).