Paul Klee - Color Quotes

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Color possesses me—I don't have to pursue it.... That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.

Paul Klee

Color is primarily Quality. Secondly, it is also Weight, for it has not only color value but also brilliance. Thirdly, it is Measure, for besides Quality and Weight, it has its limits, its area, and its extent, all of which may be measured. Tone value is primarily Weight, but in its extent and its boundaries, it is also Measure. Line, however, is solely Measure.

Paul Klee

I still come closest to success with drawing. When I use color the results are dubious, for these painfully gained experiences bear less fruit.

Paul Klee

By using patches of color and tone it is possible to capture every natural impression in the simplest way, freshly and immediately.

Paul Klee

A long struggle lies in store for me in this field of color.

Paul Klee