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[It].. ..is a real declaration of love toward art. Abstraction from this world more as a game, less as a failure of the earthly. Somewhere in between. The man in love no longer drinks and eats..

— Paul Klee Diary entry (1912)

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It is interesting to observe how real the object remains, in spite of all abstractions.

Statement of mid-1920's; as quoted in Abstract Art (1990)

The eye travels along the paths cut out for it in the work.

Pedagogical Sketch Book (1925)

He [in general] has found his style, when he cannot do otherwise, i.e., cannot do something else.

The law that supports space - this should be the title appropriate to one of my future pictures!

When looking at any significant work of art, remember that a more significant one probably has had to be sacrificed.

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