The Early Life of Paul Klee Born on December 18, 1879, in Münchenbuchsee, near Bern, Switzerland, Paul Klee grew up in a home defined by the discipline of music. He was the second child of Hans Wilhelm Klee, a German music teacher, and Ida Marie Klee, a Swiss singer. The sounds of his parents' professions likely shaped the atmosphere of his childhood, providing a rhythmic foundation that would follow him into his later years. By the age of eleven, Klee was already showing a significant talent for the violin, earning an invitation to play with the Bern Music Association. Despite his musical…