Kunstmuseum Bern — Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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Erisava Staff Aug 2

Ad Parnassum by Paul Klee, 1932

Ad Parnassum

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The title points at Mount Parnassus, where the Muses were supposed to live, and it's also the name of an old set of music exercises — he played violin seriously, so people reckon both were on his mind. It's said to be one of the biggest canvases he ever did.

Erisava: Covered inch by inch in dots — I keep wondering if that's skill or just patience.