Animal Garden
1928
Paul Klee’s 'Tiergarten' (German for 'Zoo') looks less like a traditional menagerie and more like a dreamy sketchbook doodle come to life. Created in 1928, this delicate Expressionist drawing features a parade of quirky, stick-figure animals—including a long-necked creature with a face floating in a semi-circle and a fish hovering mysteriously in the air. Klee was a master of making simple lines feel alive, famously describing a line as 'a dot that went for a walk,' and here he invites us into a playful, imaginary world where gravity and anatomy don't really matter.