| Image Upright: | 1.6 |
| Ab ovo | |
| Artist: | Paul Klee |
| Year: | 1917 |
| Type: | watercolor on gauze and paper with a chalk ground |
| Height Metric: | 14.9 |
| Width Metric: | 26.6 |
| Museum: | Zentrum Paul Klee |
| City: | Bern |
Ab ovo (From the egg) is a 1917 painting by Paul Klee (1879–1940) made during his time in the German Army. It is noteworthy for its sophisticated technique. It employs watercolor on gauze and paper with a chalk ground, which produces a rich texture of triangular, circular, and crescent patterns.
The work is in the collection of the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland.