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Ad Parnassum is a pointillist painting by Swiss-born artist Paul Klee. The painting is currently in the Kunstmuseum Bern.

Ad Parnassum
Artist	Paul Klee
Year	1932
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	100 cm × 126 cm (39 in × 50 in)
Location	Kunstmuseum Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Analysis

It was created while Klee was teaching at the Dusseldorf Academy following his trip to Egypt three years prior. The painting process consisted of first applying large squares of muted color on unprimed canvas. Klee then stamped on smaller squares, first in white and then in other diluted colors. The composition is dominated by the shape of a pyramid outlined with stamped lines. The structure could also be interpreted as the roof of a house or a mountain and was likely inspired by the Egyptian pyramids, the Niesen that overlooks Lake Thun in the artist's home country, and the titular Mount Parnassus. Above the pyramid to the right is a bright orange circle that represents the Sun.[1][2]

Ad Parnassum was painted during a turning point in Klee's artistic style and is now considered a masterpiece in pointillism. An exhibition celebrating the work was presented at the Zentrum Paul Klee from June 2007 to May 2008.[3]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Ad Parnassum

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[fr] Ad Parnassum

Ad Parnassum est un tableau de Paul Klee. Opus magnum de l’artiste, il est conservé au musée des Beaux-Arts de Berne malgré l’ouverture du centre Paul-Klee. Avec Polyphonie et Égale infini, il fait partie d’une série d’œuvres — dites pointillistes — qui se suivent dans le catalogue établi par Paul Klee.

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[it] Ad Parnassum

Ad Parnassum è un dipinto a olio su tela di Paul Klee realizzato nel 1932. È attualmente esposto al Kunstmuseum ad Berna. BERNA

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