Klee's early
works are mostly etchings and pen-and-ink drawings. These combine
satirical, grotesque, and surreal elements and reveal the influence
of Francisco de Goya and James Ensor, both of whom Klee admired.
Two of his best-known etchings, dating from 1903, are Virgin in
a Tree and Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other to Be of Higher
Rank. Such peculiar, evocative titles are characteristic of Klee
and give his works an added dimension of meaning.
Klee's early works are mostly etchings and pen-and-ink drawings.
These combine satirical, grotesque, and surreal elements and reveal
the influence of Francisco de Goya and James Ensor, both of whom
Klee admired. Two of his best-known etchings, dating from 1903,
are Virgin in a Tree and Two Men Meet, Each Believing the Other
to Be of Higher Rank. Such peculiar, evocative titles are characteristic
of Klee and give his works an added dimension of meaning.
