The idea of founding a theory of painting after the model of music theory was suggested by Goethe in 1807 and gained much regard among the avant-garde artists of the 1920s, the Weimar culture period, like Paul Klee. == From Goethe to Klee == Goethe famously said in 1807 that painting "lacks any established, accepted theory as exists in music".
The idea of founding a theory of painting after the model of music theory was suggested by Goethe in 1807 and gained much regard among the avant-garde artists of the 1920s, the Weimar culture period, like Paul Klee. == From Goethe to Klee == Goethe famously said in 1807 that painting "lacks any established, accepted theory as exists in music".
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