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Contents
ОглавлениеPreface Aljoscha Klee
Foreword Hans Christoph von Tavel
Notes on Interpreting the Works of Art
1 Paul Klee’s Life - Major Milestones
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’
First Symptoms - Persistent Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy and Permanent Fatigue
Long Convalescence, Debility, Heart and Lung Complications
A Possible Diagnosis: Scleroderma
Overview of the Forms of Scleroderma
Digestive Tract Disorders • Lung Disorders • Cardiac Disorders • Renal Disorders
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
