START WITH ART: Cold City

Welcome/welcome back! We're starting our day by examining the watercolor pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Cold City

Artist: Paul Klee

Date: 1921

Medium: Watercolor on paper mounted on maroon paper mounted on cardboard

Dimensions: 27 × 36.5 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• This painting is called "Cold City." Does it look cold to you? What aspects of the painting make it feel cold? 

• What shapes does the artist use to "build" the city? 

• If you were transported to this city, what might you smell, hear, or see as you walk along the streets? 

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