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.

[1][2] The work is in the collection of the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland.

[2][3] Media related to Ab ovo by Paul Klee at Wikimedia Commons This article about a twentieth-century painting is a stub.