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Which illness prevented Paul Klee from working for more than a year?
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In the summer of 1935, Paul Klee began suffering from scleroderma, an incurable condition characterized by the hardening of the body's connective tissues. The severe initial symptoms of this illness, which included respiratory and digestive difficulties, glandular disturbances, and a rash, left the artist unable to work for more than a year.1