Once upon a time there was a painter
The life of Paul Klee

Paul Klee is born in Münchenbuchsee near Berne on 18 December, the son of Hans Klee, a teacher of music, and Ida Klee-Frick, a singer.

After attending high school in Berne and the studies of art in Munich, he marries the pianist Lily Stumpf (born 1876).
In the galleries of Munich he begins his career as an artist.

The birth of his son Felix amplifies the marital bliss. Klee collects his son’s drawings and first expressions.

Journey to Tunisia with his artist friends August Macke and Louis Moillet.

Paul Klee teaches and works at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau.

Weimar, 31 March: Foundation of the group „Die Blaue Vier“ [Blue Four] by Esther Scheyer and Klee, Feininger, Kandinsky, Jawlensky.

Cultural stays in France, Italy and Egypt.

Paul Klee teaches and works at the Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau.

Ejection and defamation by the Nazi regime: 'Is it me who limps or is it Europe?'

Record year with minimal production: Klee only produces 25 paintings. He suffers from a skin disease: scleroderma.

Muralto-Locarno, 29 June: the death of Paul Klee.