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The Goldfish Paul Klee, 1925
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The Goldfish

Paul Klee Β· 1925

Why it's great

A single golden fish glows in a dark blue sea full of red fish in Paul Klee's picture of 1925. It looks as if it's swimming through a dream, and it is one of Klee's best-loved pictures.

Where to see it

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Hang it on your wall

⬇ Hi-res download 2,000 Γ— 1,422 px Β· 2.8 megapixels This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one. File page & license β†—

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About the artist

Paul Klee

1879–1940 Β· born in MΓΌnchenbuchsee Β· died in Muralto

Paul Klee was born near Bern, Switzerland, to a musical family and was also a talented violinist. He taught at the Bauhaus, a famous art school in Germany, and later fled the Nazis to Switzerland. His playful, imaginative paintings use lines, colors and symbols as if they were music. He died in Switzerland in 1940.

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