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Contents

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Preface Aljoscha Klee

Foreword Hans Christoph von Tavel

Introduction

Notes on Interpreting the Works of Art

1 Paul Klee’s Life - Major Milestones

Early Years in Bern

Artistic Training in Munich and Italy, Sojourns in Bern and Munich

Trip to Tunisia, Military Service during World War I, Teaching, Journey to Egypt

Dismissal, Return to Bern, Isolation

Klee Exhibitions in Switzerland: Attracting Little Interest

‘And My Sole Remaining Wish Is to Be a Citizen of This City’

2 Paul Klee’s Illness

First Symptoms - Persistent Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy and Permanent Fatigue

Measles?

Long Convalescence, Debility, Heart and Lung Complications

A Possible Diagnosis: Scleroderma

Overview of the Forms of Scleroderma

Skin Disorders

Mucous Membrane Disorders

Raynaud’s Syndrome

Internal Organ Disorders

Digestive Tract Disorders • Lung Disorders • Cardiac Disorders • Renal Disorders

Death in Ticino

Discussion of the Symptoms and Course of Paul Klee’s Illness

How Was Paul Klee’s Illness Treated?

Other Medical Opinions on Paul Klee’s Illness

F.-J. Beer • Lisbet Milling Pedersen and Henrik Permin • Philip Sandblom • Brigitta Danuser • Michael Reiner • Christoph Morscher • E. Carwile LeRoy and Richard M. Silver • Gabriele Castenholz

A Final Assessment of Paul Klee’s Illness

Paul Klee’s Doctors

3 Paul Klee’s Personality

4 The Effects of Adversity and Illness on Paul Klee’s Mind and Work

Robust Psyche

What Could Have Caused Such a Serious Illness?

Great Fortitude

Powers of Intuition, Conserving Energy, Concentrating on the Essentials

Belated Accolades

The Final Works

5 Klee’s Late Work as a Reflection of His Personality, Social Environment, Illness and Proximity to Death

Isolation and Solitary Internalization

‘Death Is Nothing Bad’

Work Full of Spirituality

‘Art Is a Parable of Creation’

His Illness as a Constant Companion

A New Style of Extraordinary Intensity and Spontaneity

Meeting with Pablo Picasso

‘His Creation Breathes Lightness and Grace’

‘Productivity Is Increasing and the Tempo Is Accelerating’

Illness as Opportunity

6 Summary and Conclusion

‘Paul Klee and His Illness’, Exhibition, Bern, 2005

Special Medical Terms

Index of Terms

Index of Names

Biographical Details of People Referred to in the Text

Bibliography

List of Illustrations

Alphabetical Index of Illustrations of Works of Paul Klee

Abbreviations for Document Locations

Photographic Credits

Appendices

Acknowledgements

World Scleroderma Association

Paul Klee and His Illness

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