Ab ovo (Latin: "from the beginning, the origin, the egg")
Ab ovo can also be used to mean a complete or entire thing.
Ab ovo is also the title of a 1917 painting by Paul Klee (1879–1940), which is particularly 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.
Ab ovo , 1917, Klee, Paul | 1879-1940
Watercolour on chalk ground on gauze on paper on brown paper on cardboard | 149 x 266 mm
Kunstmuseum, Bern
