... A Swiss-born painter and graphic artist whose personal, often gently humorous works are replete with allusions to dreams, music, and poetry, Paul Klee , b. Dec. 18, 1879, d. June 29, 1940, is difficult to classify. Primitive art, surrealism , cubism , and children's art all seem blended into his small-scale, delicate paintings, watercolors, and drawings. ... The watercolor Red and White Domes (1914; Collection of Clifford Odets, New York City) is distinctive of this period. ... 1914 . ...