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Who was Lily Stumpf?
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Lily Stumpf was a pianist whom Paul Klee met while he was an art student. The couple married in 1906 and settled in Munich to pursue their respective careers.1
During the early years of their marriage, as Klee struggled to establish his reputation as an artist, the familyāwhich grew to include their only child, Felix, in 1907āwas supported largely by the income Lily earned from giving piano lessons.1