Hammamet with Its Mosque
1914
Paul Klee created this dreamy, geometric landscape during a life-changing trip to Tunisia in 1914, a journey that famously made him declare, 'Color and I are one.' The soft washes of pink, purple, and terracotta blend with sharp, blocky shapes to depict the town of Hammamet, with its distinctive mosque tower rising in the background. Rather than capturing a realistic view, Klee translates the North African light and architecture into a musical, almost abstract composition that feels like a visual melody. This piece marks a major turning point where he fully embraced color as his primary language.
- Technique
- watercolor
- Material
- paper
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