Paul Klee (1879–1940) was a Swiss-German painter whose art defies easy categorization, blending abstraction, symbolism, and playfulness into a deeply personal visual language. A gifted draftsman and color theorist, Klee created works that often feel like poetic meditations—at once whimsical and profound. His art was influenced by many movements, including Expressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism, but he never belonged fully to any school. Instead, he forged his own path, producing works filled with