Castle and Sun (1928) by Paul Klee embodies the quintessence of the painter's poetic and geometric abstraction, a work that celebrates the fusion between architecture and pure color. On the dial, the imaginary urban landscape rises like a fascinating mosaic, offering a stylized vision of a dream city, bathed in the incandescent and hypnotic glow of a dominant star.
Reproduced with the meticulousness of a goldsmith, this miniature pays homage to the mastery of “chromatic construction” dear to the artist. The complex tangle of triangles and rectangles, in deep reds, warm ochres and dark hues, creates a unique visual rhythm, evoking the texture of a modern stained glass window or a musical tapestry. It is a delicate harmony of interlocking shapes which is restored here, capturing the rigorous structure of the buildings under the radiating power of the red sun.
This watch captures the mysterious balance between mathematical order and artistic emotion. It becomes much more than an accessory, transforming into a window open to Klee's inner and colorful world, a fragment of graphic and solar poetry worn on the wrist like a hymn to the abstract beauty of the world.
Castle and sun: Paul Klee
- Men's model
- Hand painted and assembled in France
- Technique used: oil painting
- Raw bronze case
- Japanese automatic movement & custom
- Sapphire Glass
- Power reserve: 42 hours
- Diameter: 36 millimeters
- Thickness: 12.5 millimeters
- Water resistance: 50 meters
- Weight: 80 grams
- Calf leather strap
- Lug: 20 millimeters
Note: Over time, bronze naturally undergoes an oxidation process when exposed to air and humidity. This creates a thin layer of oxide, called a patina, which can vary in color from brown to green. While some appreciate the aged appearance it gives, others prefer to retain the original shine, all you need to do is clean the surface regularly.
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